Edmund Drake-Brockman

Edmund Drake-Brockman
Edmund Drake-Brockman ; CB, CMG, DSO
Senator for Western Australia
	In office; 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1926
Personal details
Born	21 February 1884; Busselton, Western Australia
Died	1 June 1949 (aged 65)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist Party of Australia
Occupation	Soldier

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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.

[edit] Military Actions

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

Ross Mallett, Major General Edmund Drake-Brockman, General Officers of the First AIF, adfa.edu.au

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Persondata
Name	Drake-Brockman, Edmund Alfred
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	21 February 1884
Place of birth	Busselton, Western Australia
Date of death	1 June 1949
Place of death

Edmund Drake-Brockman CB, CMG, DSO

Senator for Western Australia
In office 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1926
Personal details
Born	21 February 1884(1884-02-21) Busselton, Western Australia
Died	1 June 1949(1949-06-01) (aged 65)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Nationalist Party of Australia
Occupation	Soldier