The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 differ as to whether the spelling of his surname is Brookes or Brooks.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
BROOKES, HERBERT
Rank: Private
Service No: G/8124
Date of Death: 03/05/1917
Regiment/Service: The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 7th Bn.
Panel Reference: Bay 2.
Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Husband of Mary E. Stone (formerly Brookes), of 156, Donald St., Roath Park, Cardiff
Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Name: Herbert Brooks
Birth Place: Derby
Residence: Borrowash, Derby
Death Date: 03-May-17
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: Derby
Rank: Private
Regiment: Buffs (East Kent) Regiment
Battalion: 7th Battalion
Regimental Number: G/8124
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre