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Born | Bath, England | 25 April 1920
Died | 6 January 2009 Balcombe, England | (aged 88)
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Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Geoffrey Brooke DSC (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
During the Second World War, Brooke served in the Royal Navy on the destroyer HMS Douglas and the battleships HMS Nelson and HMS Prince of Wales. [2] He survived the sinking of the latter in December 1941 and managed to escape Singapore in February 1942. [2] Brooke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for putting out fires on the HMS Formidable in the latter part of the war and served in the navy until 1958. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Bath, England | 25 April 1920
Died | 6 January 2009 Balcombe, England | (aged 88)
Sport | |
Sport | Modern pentathlon |
Geoffrey Brooke DSC (25 April 1920 – 6 January 2009) was a British modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. [1]
During the Second World War, Brooke served in the Royal Navy on the destroyer HMS Douglas and the battleships HMS Nelson and HMS Prince of Wales. [2] He survived the sinking of the latter in December 1941 and managed to escape Singapore in February 1942. [2] Brooke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for putting out fires on the HMS Formidable in the latter part of the war and served in the navy until 1958. [2]