Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman
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Major General
Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman CB
, CMG
, DSO
(21 February 1884 - 1 June 1949), was born in Busselton, Western Australia
. He was the son of surveyor Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman
and heroine Grace Vernon Bussell and brother of Deborah Vernon Hackett
. He was a distinguished Australian Soldier, Statesman, and Judge who served in both World War I and II. He was made a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG
) for his services at Gallipoli.
Elected to the Australian Senate
in 1919 as a Nationalist Party of Australia
representative, Drake-Brockman served in the Senate until 1926.
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
(21 February 1884 - 1 June 1949), was born in Busselton, Western Australia
Busselton, Western Australia
-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...
. He was the son of surveyor Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman
Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman
Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman was a surveyor and explorer of Western Australia.Born 9 July 1857 at Seabrook near Northam in Western Australia, he was the son of Edmund Ralph Brockman, gentleman-farmer, and Elizabeth Deborah née Slade. He was educated at Bishop Mathew Hale's school and articled in...
and heroine Grace Vernon Bussell and brother of Deborah Vernon Hackett
Deborah Vernon Hackett
Deborah Vernon Hackett was born in West Guildford, Western Australia on 18 June 1887, the daughter of surveyor Frederick Slade Drake-Brockman and heroine Grace Vernon Bussell and younger sister of Edmund Drake-Brockman...
. He was a distinguished Australian Soldier, Statesman, and Judge who served in both World War I and II. He was made a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
) for his services at Gallipoli.
Elected to the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
in 1919 as a Nationalist Party of Australia
Nationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
representative, Drake-Brockman served in the Senate until 1926.