Edmund Drake-Brockman
Edmund Drake-Brockman | |
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File:Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman.jpg | |
Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1926 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Busselton, Western Australia |
21 February 1884
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tarnook, Victoria |
Political party | Nationalist Party of Australia |
Occupation | Soldier and judge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/branch | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1903–1942 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | 3rd Division 4th Brigade 12th Training Battalion 4th Training Battalion 16th Battalion |
Battles/wars | First World War
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Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (6) Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro) |
Major General Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman CB, CMG, DSO, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (21 February 1884 – 1 June 1949) was a distinguished Australian soldier, statesman, and judge who served in both World War I and II.
Born in Busselton, Western Australia, Drake-Brockman was the son of surveyor Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman and heroine Grace Vernon Bussell and brother of Deborah Vernon Hackett. He was a 1902 graduate of the Guildford Grammar School.
He joined the Army as a volunteer in 1903 and combined this with a career as a barrister and solicitor. Following the outbreak of World War I, he volunteered for overseas service and was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services as a major at Gallipoli during 1915 while assigned to the 11th Battalion.[1] Later in the war, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and commanded another Western Australian infantry battalion, the 16th, serving on the Western Front. In 1918, he was promoted to brigadier general and commanded the 4th Brigade.[2]
After the war he was elected to the Australian Senate in 1919 as a Nationalist Party of Australia representative, Drake-Brockman served in the Senate until 1926. He then worked as federal judge. During World War II, he commanded the 3rd Division until 1942.[2] He died on 1 June 1949, and was survived the three children he had by his wife, Constance, whom he had married in April 1912.[3]
References
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- Mallett, Ross, Major General Edmund Drake-Brockman, General Officers of the First AIF, adfa.edu.au
- Sharp, Ian G. (1981) 'Drake-Brockman, Edmund Alfred (1884–1949)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, (MUP)
- Obituary, Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University
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- 1884 births
- 1949 deaths
- Australian generals
- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian military personnel of World War II
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Western Australian local government politicians
- Members of the Australian Senate
- Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia
- People from Busselton, Western Australia
- Drake-Brockman family
- Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia