![Herbert Brooks](pix/brooks-h-portrait.jpg)
Captain Herbert Brooks
321 Quarry Coy, Royal Engineers
He was born on 28th September 1883 at Halifax. Married
17th August 1908 Vale Church, Guernsey, to Ethel May
Robinson. Went to Guernsey in 1905 as Manager for Brooks
Ltd. Granite Merchants. He had previously been with
the firm in Halifax.
Captain Herbert Brooks, Royal Engineers took over Command
of the 321 Quarrying Company. It was formed by the volunteers
from Guernsey quarries on 14th April 1917.
Herbert spent the WW2 Guernsey occupation years in
London & Halifax in service of the company, returning
to Guernsey after WW11 to find the works and quarries
in a desolate condition. the firm sent him to Alderney
for a few months in 1921. Soon afterwards he accepted
the post of Manager of A&F Manuelle Ltd. Granite
Merchants, St Sampson's, Guernsey.
His greatest achievement was the restoration of the
Quarries. He retired in September 1950 after 30 years
of service.
Herbert died in Guernsey in 1951