Brooke, Alan Francis 1st Baron Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO & Bar
| Birth Name | Brooke, Alan Francis 1st Baron Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO & Bar |
| Birth Name | Alanbrooke |
| Birth Name | Brooke, Alan son of Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet |
| Call Name | Alan |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | July 23, 1883 |
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| Military Service | British Army, Her Majesty’s Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence MoD | senior commander Alan Francis Brooke served as CIGS (Chief of the Imperial General Staff) |
Event Note In 1944, senior commander Alan Francis Brooke was promoted to Field Marshal. On April 29, , Viscount Alanbrooke reported to Cabinet, on discussion of a departmental report written by Colonial and Foreign Office and Treasury officials, that considerable reinforcements would be needed in Palestine, which would slow down demobilization. |
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Narrative
On January 29, 1946, Viscount Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough, in the County of Fermanagh, was created as a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
Field Marshal Alan Brooke, sixth son of Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet, and the uncle of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough. was made 1st Baron Alanbrooke
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Pedigree
- Brooke, Alan Francis 1st Baron Alanbrooke, KG, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO & Bar