| Regimental number | 9/409 |
| Address | Tyne Street, Oamaru, Otago |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, S L Brooks, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Driver |
| Final unit | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 219), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: George A. Brookes, Green Island, Dunedin |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |