Edward Brooks blue plaque
Overview
Edward Brooks blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Oxford. The saved source gives an exact reason to look beyond the map label: This blue commemorative plaque records: Edward Brooks VC 1883-1944 Company Sergeant Major 2/4th Bn Oxford & Bucks LI.
Why it was made
The saved source records: Edward Brooks VC 1883-1944 Company Sergeant Major 2/4th Bn Oxford & Bucks LI. Awarded the Victoria Cross for valour at Fayet on 18 April 1917 lived here 1915-1030
People and events
The saved source records: Edward Brooks VC 1883-1944 Company Sergeant Major 2/4th Bn Oxford & Bucks LI. Awarded the Victoria Cross for valour at Fayet on 18 April 1917 lived here 1915-1030
How it worked
The label Blue plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Blue plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Edward Brooks blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Edward Brooks VC 1883-1944 Company Sergeant Major 2/4th Bn Oxford & Bucks LI. Awarded the Victoria Cross for valour at Fayet on 18 April 1917 lived here 1915-1030 The importance lies in what the inscription remembers, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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