Wilfred Deakin Brookes

Sir Wilfred Brookes
Sir Wilfred Brookes
Born	17 April 1906; Melbourne, Victoria
Died	1 August 1997 (aged 91)
Allegiance	Australia
Service / branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1925–1945
Rank	Group Captain
Commands	No. 78 Wing (1943–45); No. 22 Squadron (1942)
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Knight Bachelor; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Service Order; Mentioned in Despatches; Air Efficiency Award
Relations	Herbert Brookes (father); Ivy Brookes (mother); Alfred Brookes (brother); Alfred Deakin (grandfather)

Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes, CBE, DSO, AE (17 April 1906 – 1 August 1997) was an Australian businessman, manufacturer and Royal Australian Air Force officer. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1972 and was knighted in 1979 in recognition of his service to commerce and industry.^[1]

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]

^ "Brookes, Sir Wilfred (Deakin)", 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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)