Draft:Anthony Brookes

Anthony Brookes (born February 29th 1948) was a Headteacher at Thorne Grammar School from 1987 until 2006. He died aged 72 in November 2020. Anthony was a born in Coventry and attended The University of Bristol from 1966-1969, going on to achieve a PhD in Chemistry in 1973.

Anthony held teaching posts at Malet Lambert School in Hull, Withernsea School in The East Riding of Yorkshire and Montsaye School in Rothwell, Northamptonshire. In 1987 he was appointed as Headteacher at Thorne Grammar School and remained in post here until 2002. Prior to retirement, Anthony returned to the classroom to teach Chemistry at Coprus Chrisiti School, Leeds until July 2007.

After retiring from teaching, Anthony and his wife Rosemary Brookes, undertook research projects using the national archives to find out more about the past. Anthony chose to research the soldiers leaving the town of Thorne, South Yorkshire, who fought in the First World War. Anthony's largest achievement in his research was to locate the exact spot where Corporal Albert Venus was killed. Venus previously had no known grave and was listed as an unknown soldier on the memorial at Ypres, Belgium. Anthony's work, alongside bringing the discovery to the attention of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, lead to Venus receiving a military funeral in (insert year).