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Brooking, Edgar Charles, 1892 - 1918
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Name Edgar Charles Brooking, 1892 - 1918BiographyDate of Birth: 31 December 1892, Gatton (Qld.)
Date of Death: 17 April 1918, Hazelbrouck, Flanders, France
Buried: Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morebecque, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Edgar's parents were Thomas William Brooking and Selina Austin. Edgar was the grandson of John and Elisabeth Austin who were early pioneers in the Lawnton District. He was working as a farmer when he enlisted from Brisbane on 9 October 1916. He was killed in action 17 April 1918 in France.Birth date31 December 1892Death date17 April 1918
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Brooking, Edgar Charles, 1892 - 1918. Moreton Bay Our Story, accessed 16/12/2025, https://ourstory.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/23864
