Edmund Drake-Brockman

Edmund Drake-Brockman

) 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.

Military Actions

Drake-Brockman participated in several actions in the African theaters and was given several important honors.

References

* [http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/~rmallett/Generals/drake_brockman.html ADFA Website]


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