Major General Edmund Alfred Drake-Brockman CB CMG DSO and Bar
Service Number: V47245Details
First name/s
Edmund Alfred
Last name
Drake-Brockman
Service Number
V47245
Final rank
Major General
Date of Birth
21/02/1884
Place of Birth
Date of Enlistment
30/09/1914
Date of Embarkation
02/11/1914
Date returned to Australia
20/06/1919
Date of Death
01/06/1949
Place of Death
Ranks held
Conflicts
People
Units
- Unattached List
- 4th Australian Division
- 4th Australian Infantry Brigade
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- 16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service
Places
Tags and Groups
- Distinguished Service Order
- Mention in despatches
- 11 Infantry Battalion - 13 to 23 Reinforcements (January-December 1916)
- 11 Infantry Battalion (November 1914)
- Montenegrin Order of Danilo, Fourth Class
- Companion of the Order of the Bath
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
- all people profiles
- senior officers
Rolls
| Roll Type | Unit | Rank | Conflict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 11th Australian Infantry Battalion | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 11th Australian Infantry Battalion | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Temporary Brigadier General | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 4th Australian Infantry Brigade | Temporary Brigadier General | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 11th Australian Infantry Battalion | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 4th Australian Infantry Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | Unattached List | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | Unattached List | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | Unattached List | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 11th Australian Infantry Battalion | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 11th Australian Infantry Battalion | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Honours and Awards (Recommendation) | 4th Australian Division | Lieutenant Colonel | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| First World War Embarkation Roll | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 | |
| First World War Embarkation Roll | Major | First World War, 1914-1918 | |
| First World War Nominal Roll | 4th Australian Infantry Brigade | Brigadier General | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Gazettes
Commonwealth Gazette
- 27 January 1916
- 29 June 1917
- 21 August 1917
- 4 October 1917
- 18 April 1918
- 23 May 1919
- 15 September 1919
- 30 October 1919
London Gazette
- 5 November 1915
- 8 November 1915
- 4 January 1917
- 9 March 1917
- 1 June 1917
- 28 December 1917
- 1 January 1918
- 31 December 1918
- 3 June 1919
- 11 July 1919
Timeline
- 21/02/1884
- Busselton, Victoria
- 25/05/1903
- Commissioned in the militia's 11 Infantry.
- 25/11/1903
- Promoted to Lieutenant.
- 09/07/1906
- Promoted to Captain.
- 1907-05-27 - 1911-04-30
- Aide de Camp to the Governor of Western Australia.
- 1908 - 1909
- Attended a training course at the Staff College in Quetta, India.
- 28/08/1911
- Promoted to Major.
- 01/07/1912
- Transferred to the 88th Infantry.
- 01/07/1913
- Transferred to the unattached list.
- 25/08/1914
- Appointed to the 11th Battalion, AIF as a Major.
- 30/09/1914
- Date of enlistment
- 02/11/1914
- Date of embarkation
- 1915
- Made a Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his services at Gallipoli.
- 25/04/1915
- Participated in the landing at Gallipoli.
- 15/07/1915
- Seriously wounded at Gallipoli and evacuated to Malta.
- 10/1915
- Invalided home to Australia.
- 04/1916
- Returned to Egypt.
- 01/04/1916
- Date of embarkation
- 11/05/1916
- Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and given command of the 16th Battaion.
- 10/10/1916
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 1917
- Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his services in command of the 16th Battalion.
- 01/03/1917
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 20/09/1917
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 09/10/1917
- Appointed to command the 4th Training Battalion.
- 07/11/1917
- Took over command of the 12th Training Battalion after the 4th Training Battalion was disbanded.
- 1918
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 02/1918
- Resumed command of the 16th Battalion
- 05/05/1918
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 03/06/1918
- Breveted as a Lieutenant Colonel.
- 12/08/1918
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 05/10/1918
- Promoted to Colonel and temporary Brigadier General and took over command of the 4th Brigade.
- 30/01/1919
- Date of recommendation honour or award
- 06/1919
- Made a Companion of the Bath (CB).
- 20/06/1919
- Date returned to Australia
- 16/01/1920
- Became a full Colonel and honorary Brigadier General.
- 1921-04-01 - 1926-05-30
- Commanded the 4th Infantry Brigade.
- 1931-04-01 - 1935-06-30
- Aide de Camp to the Governor General.
- 01/06/1937
- Promoted to Brigadier and took command of the 3rd Division.
- 01/07/1937
- Promoted to Major General. He was only the fourth militia officer to be promoted to Major General in the decade before the Second World War.
- 07/01/1942
- Retired from the Army.
- 01/06/1949
- Tarnook, Victoria
