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207986 GSM. John Harold "The Duke" Brookes MID. British Army Coldstream Guards from:Birmingham My Father, John Harold Brookes joined the Coldstream Guards aged 16 in 1935. He was posted out to North Africa and served in the Desert Rats. Dad was mentioned in dispatches for distinguished service in the Battle of Sidi Barrani, when he and an NCO stormed an Italian machine gun nest. The NCO was given a DSO despite, according to legend, being behind my Father during the advance. The dispatch was recorded in the London Gazette on September 13th 1940. Later, post war, Dad joined the Palestine police serving until the 1947 handover to the Isrealis. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**