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successful military career covering
q period of more than 80 years, will be placed
upon the retired list Of the Regular Army.
Born at Torquay, England, on December %,
1855, Col. EaSterbr0ok completed his early edu-
cation in the graded schools and Torquay Pub
lie College, in England He then came to the
United States and entered Drew Theological
Seminary, located at Madison, N. j. His first
parish was at Stuyvesant Landing, on the Hud-
son. where he served from 1892 to 1894. From
1894 to 1898 he was pastor Of a church in
Rochester, N. Y.
At the outbreak of the war with Spain, Col
Easterbrook entered the military service as
chaplain of the I'd New York Volunteer In
fantry, serving from July 81, 1885, until he
was mustered out on october IS, 1898. Scarce
ly fortnight later, November z, $685. he be-
came chaplain of the 2O2d New York Volunteer
Infantry. and with that regiment he served in
Cuba and was mustered out on April Is. 1899.
From the time of his acceptance of a COM
mission chaplain in the Regular Army on
February II, 1900, up to the present time, his
record of service Is studded with commenda-
tions of the highest character, penned by the
various commanding officers under whom he
has served.
The first orders received by Col Easterbrook
after becoming a member of the military estab-
lishment, dated February 81, 1900, directed him
to report at post in New York Harbor until
the transport Summer sailed for the Philippines
In due time the Summer arrived in the islands
and Col. Easterbrook was on duty with the 18th
United States Volunteer Infantry from June 80
1900, to March %, 1901, in the southern de-
partment of Luzon, Philippine Islands. On May
8, 1901, he reported for duty with the 18th
United States Infantry and accompanied Com
panies and F to Manila, from which port they
sailed on September H. 1901, for zambanga
From this time until he reported back to regi-
mental headquarters, on January q, 1902, Col
Easterbrook visited JOlo, Bongao Malabang
Parang Parang and COtabato.
The following March he sailed from Manila
for San Francisco arriving in the United States
April 1, 1902, and proceeded to Vancouver
Barracks, Washington, with the 18th Infantry
Col Easterbrook's sojourn In the United States
was brief, for scarcely had five months elapsed
when he received orders for the Philippines
for duty with the Artillery Corps and he sailed
on or about october /, 1902, and we find him
with station at Passay Garrison. His second
tour of service in the islands was much longer
in duration than the first and he did not see
American shores again until two and a half
years later. From August 20 to October 16,
1903, Col EasterbroOk visited Japan and China
on leave and on June 9, 1905, he was returned
from duty in the Philippines and assigned to
duty at Fort Flagler, Wash
TN the Spring of 1906 he was assigned to
duty at Fort Worden, Wash, and in August
OF that same year he reported for duty on
the United States Army transport Crook for
a short period of service while this vessel was
engaged in obtaining pictures from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu and Alaska and other data
for stereopticon lectures. In January 1908.
Col. Easterbrook was returned to the Puget
Sound district, and on September 20, 1909, he
was recommended for promotion by Mai
Andrew Hero, who is now major general and
chief of Coast Artillery. In recommending him
for promotion, the then Maj Hero said: Gle
(Col Easterbrook) possesses the qualifications a
chaplain should have for efficient work amongst
the men, enlisting their sympathies in a manly
soldierly manner, and in my opinion is worthy
of special distinction for exceptional efficiency
in his particular line of duties" He was pro-
NOTED to the grade of major on February 10,
1910
Chaplain EasterbrOok remained on duty in
the Northwestern part of the United States
until the outbreak of the World War, perform