Sir Wilfred Brookes | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria | 17 April 1906
Died | 1 August 1997 | (aged 91)
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Royal Australian Air Force |
Years of service | 1925–1945 |
Rank | Group Captain |
Commands | No. 78 Wing (1943–45) No. 22 Squadron (1942) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches Air Efficiency Award |
Relations | Herbert Brookes (father) Ivy Brookes (mother) Alfred Brookes (brother) Alfred Deakin (grandfather) |
Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes, CBE, DSO, AE (17 April 1906 – 1 August 1997) was an Australian businessman, manufacturer and Royal Australian Air Force officer. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1972 and was knighted in 1979 in recognition of his service to commerce and industry.[1]
Early life
[edit]Brookes was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to Ivy (née Deakin) and Herbert Brookes. His father was a prominent businessman, political activist and philanthropist. His maternal grandfather was the politician Alfred Deakin, who was Prime Minister of Australia at the time of Wilfred's birth.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brookes, Sir Wilfred (Deakin)", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edition, Oxford University Press, April 2014.
- ^ "Brookes, Wilfred Deakin". World War II Nominal Roll. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Deakin Business School. "Brookes Scholars". Deakin University. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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