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 NAME:                      Brooman, William
 RANK:                      Leading Seaman (Ldg Boatman CG)
 UNIT:                      Royal Navy
 BATTALION ETC:             HMS India
 REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         138931
 HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action/drowned 8th August 1915 when ship sunk
 WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: 
 OTHER INFORMATION:         Born 15th October 1871 at St Michaels, Sussex (sailors papers). Born at Seven Oaks, Hastings (CWGC).
                            Joined navy 20th October 1886.
                            Son of John and Caroline Elizabeth Brooman.
                            Husband of Lily Woods (formerly Brooman) of 3 Market Lane, Havant, Hants.
                            Married 25th August 1896.
                            She remarried to Samuel John Woods, 207056 Royal Navy.