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    Air Chief Marshal Sir Henry Robert Moore Brooke-Popham, GCVO, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC (18 September 1878 – 20 October 1953) was a senior commander in the Royal...
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  • Robert Brooke may refer to: Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke (1607–1643), English Civil War Parliamentarian general Robert Brooke-Popham (1878–1953)...
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    assistance to the invasion army and acted as guides. Air Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, commanding officer of the British Forces in the Far East, fearing...
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    Bereschot back from a conference with British Air Chief Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham crashed in the suburbs of Batavia. There were no survivors. By order...
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    operations until attacks were made against friendly territory, Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, Commander-in-Chief of British Far East Command, did not allow the...
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    Governor- 1920–1922Maj-Gen Sir Edward Northey- 1937–1939 ACM Sir Robert Brooke-Popham- 1963Malcolm John MacDonald Historical era 20th century- Established...
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    England Robert Brooke-Popham (1878–1953), senior commander in the Royal Air Force and leader of Operation Matador (1941) Robert Brownrigg (1758–1833)...
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  • Hugh Fenwick Brooke (1871–1948), British Army brigadier general John R. Brooke (1838–1926), Union Army major general Robert Brooke-Popham (1878–1953),...
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    Automedon in the Indian Ocean, carrying papers meant for Air Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, the British commander in the Far East. The papers included information...
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  • de Popham, Sheriff of Hampshire in 1150 Robert Brooke-Popham (1878–1953), British air chief marshal This page lists people with the surname Popham. If...
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  • historian and writer Zinzan Brooke (born 1965), Former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played at number 8. Robert Brooke-Popham (1878–1953), Royal Air...
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  • Admiral Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory Air Chief Marshal Sir...
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    a second Hudson also sighted the convoy. Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham was advised of the sightings at 14:00. He was not authorised to take...
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    forces to defend it. Only in late 1940 did Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham order the 2nd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, a heavy 152 mm (6...
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  • attitudes towards the Japanese amongst the British and Americans. Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, overall Commander in Chief of the British in the Far East is quoted...
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    1940 the Far East Command was established under Air Chief Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham based in Singapore. From 23 December 1941, Far East Command was commanded...
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    before the introduction of radio communication. They were named for Robert Brooke-Popham and were used by the British and American armed forces. They were...
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  • had separate commanders. The Far East Command under Air Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham and from 23 December 1941 by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall...
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  • was superintended by Group captain R. P. Mills. Air Vice-Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham, air officer commanding Iraq, had arranged for the Victoria aircraft...
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  • Governor (1931–1936) Armigel de Vins Wade, Governor (1936–1937) Robert Brooke-Popham, Governor (1937–1939) Nigeria Governors Bernard Henry Bourdillon...
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    Frederick Sykes 20 December 1914 – 26 May 1915 Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Brooke-Popham 26 May 1915 – 12 March 1916 Brigadier General Philip Game 19 March...
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    Hong Kong Garrison to only a symbolic size. Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Far East Command argued that...
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    such poor quality that the RFC's Quartermaster General, Brig.-Gen. Robert Brooke-Popham had to write: "When 1,170 [rpm] SE.5s are allotted, please issue...
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    was unveiled on 19 August 1938 by the then Governor of Kenya Sir Robert Brooke-Popham. The town clock was built in memory of Kassim Lakha, who arrived...
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    poor public speaker with the cusp of a lisp". Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Far East Command, refused...
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    flashes Churchill Victory Sign In late 1940, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham ordered the 2nd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment and a heavy 6 in...
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    and intercept the Japanese bombers was denied. Air Chief Marshal Robert Brooke-Popham feared that the anti-aircraft batteries would fire on the friendly...
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    Brigadier Oliver George Brooke (1911—1987), Welch Regiment Air Chief Marshal (formerly Brigadier-General) Sir Robert Brooke-Popham (1878–1953), Commander-in-Chief...
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  • attacks were made against friendly territory, Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham did not allow the convoy to be bombed. Shortly after midnight, local...
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    of the Air Battalion Royal Engineers, under the command of Major Robert Brooke-Popham. Being already equipped with aeroplanes and manned by pilots and...
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