Sir Wilfred Brookes | |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1906 |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Royal Australian Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1925–1945 |
Rank: | Group Captain |
Commands: | No. 78 Wing (1943–45) No. 22 Squadron (1942) |
Battles: | 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, (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]
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]