at Home, "Marlesford" at 8.00am.
Aged 91
Ralph was the first child born from the second marriage of Walter Alfred Brook to Edith (Kate) Brook (nee Garner)
He was born in his Parents home at - "Marlesford", Copperkins Lane Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire - on Thursday the 28th of August, 1913 at 8.00 am.
During the early part of the 1920's the family moved from Chesham Bois to 12A South Side, Clapham Common, where he was baptised at the local Catholic Church - St. Mary's - in the year of 1921.
He commenced his education at the Notre Dame School, Clapham Common in 1922, this was continued at Wimbleton College (Jesuits) from 1923 to 1930; following the families move to 138 Lambton Road, West Wimbleton, SW.20, in the September of 1923.
On leaving School he found employment as a Clerk at the Head Office of the Prudential Assce. Co. Ltd., London, starting on the 13th of October, 1930, where he remained until his retirement on the 1st of September, 1973.
During W.W. II he was given leave to enlist into the R.A.F., Regt. Squadron 2873, No.1013369 on the 1st of August, 1940, serving his Country in Northern France, Holland and Celle in Germany; it was here that he met his future Wife a Dutch National - Wilhelmine Hoveling - that was born and living in Germany, on the 10th of June, 1945, just prior to his discharge from the R.A.F. on 1st of December, 1945. On Friday the 20th of September, 1946, he and his Mother moved from Wimbleton to 21 Haycroft Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire; in the following year Saturday the 27th of December, 1947, he married Wilhelmine Frederike Johanne Hoveling at the Church of Transfigureration - a Catholic Church - in Grove Road, Stevenage, the Service was performed by the Reverend W. H. Ormiston and Witnessed by his Cousin, Wallace Bernard Cuthbert and his Wife, Elsie.
A short time after their brief Honeymoon in Hastings, Sussex, they moved house to 174 Forest Edge, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, on Friday the 2nd of April, 1948.
They remained at this address until Friday the 18th of April, 1974, when they Moved to their present address, 37 Elms Way, Southbourne, Bournemouth.