Wilfred Deakin Brookes
Sir Wilfred Brookes | |
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Born | Mentioned in Despatches Air Efficiency Award | 17 April 1906
Relations | Herbert Brookes (father) Ivy Brookes (mother) Alfred Brookes (brother) Alfred Deakin (grandfather) |
Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes,
Early life
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
- 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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