Background
KOE, Coi. Frederick William Brooke was born on January 6, 1862. Son of John Heber Pemberton Koe, Youghal Lodge, Nenagh.
KOE, Coi. Frederick William Brooke was born on January 6, 1862. Son of John Heber Pemberton Koe, Youghal Lodge, Nenagh.
Studied at Rossall School.
Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry, 1881. Captain, Army Service Corps, 1887. Major, 1896; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1900.
Colonel, 1904.
Served West Coast Africa, 1893-1894 (medal with clasp). China, 1900 (despatches, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, medal with clasp). C. B., 1909; Assistant Director, Supplies and Transport, South Africa, since 1907.
Spouse 1887, Beatrice Florence, daughter of R. West. Ashby, 48 Clarence Parade, Southsea.