Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of James Brookes a baker, born 1864 in Dunton Bassett, Leics., and his wife Ann a dress maker, born 1863 in Broughton Astley, Leics. George Henry was born in 1890 in Dunton Bassett, Leics., he had one sibling, a brother John, born 1888 in Dunton Bassett, Leics., in April 1891 the family home was in Dunton Bassett, Leics. In March 1901 George was residing in the family home at Dunton Bassett, Leics., together with his widowed mother, now a bread baker and his siblings, John, Ernest, born 1892 in Broughton Astley, Leics., and Horace J., born 1896 in Dunton Bassett, Leics. In April 1911 George was employed as a baker and was residing in the family home at Dunton Bassett, Leics., together with his widowed mother and siblings, John, Ernest, Horace and Alice Ann, born 1903 in Dunton Bassett, Leics.