Basil Brooke
Military Person
1895 – 1983
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Who was Basil Brooke?
Vice-Admiral Basil Charles Barrington Brooke, CB, CBE, DL, JP was an English admiral and cricketer, who also played for the Singapore national cricket team. He played twice for the Royal Navy Cricket Club in first-class cricket. A member of the Brooke family which ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946, he commanded the battle cruiser HMS Renown during the Second World War.
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- Born
- Apr 6, 1895
Byfield - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Jan 20, 1983
Saffron Walden
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on July 23, 2013
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