Frank Hastings Brooke

*Yang Berbahagia* Tan Sri Major General

Frank Hastings Brooke

CB CBE DSO PMN BSM
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Major General; Frank Hastings Brooke; CB CBE DSO PMN BSM
1st Chief of Defence Forces
	In office; 1956–1959
Succeeded by	Lt Gen Tan Sri Sir James Newton Rodney Moore
1st Chief of Army
	In office; 1956–1959
Succeeded by	Lt Gen Tan Sri Sir James Newton Rodney Moore
Born	18 March 1909; Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	25 January 1982 (aged 72); Chichester, England
Buried	St. James Churchyard, West Sussex, England
Branch	British Army
Service years	1929–1969
Rank	Major General
Unit	Infantry
Commands	Welch Regiment (as Colonel-in-Chief) (1965–1969); Malayan Armed Forces (1957–1959); Malaya Command (1957); Federation Army of Malaya (1956–1959); British Services Mission in Burma (as Deputy Commander) (1948–1956); 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (1944–1945);
Known for	The first Chief of Army and the Chief of Defence Forces of Malaya (present-day Malaysia)
Conflicts	Anglo-Afghan War Mohmand campaign of 1935; ; Second World War European theatre Operation Overlord; Operation Epsom; Battle of the Falaise Gap; Operation Veritable; ; ; Cold War Myanmar conflict; Malayan Emergency; ;
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Spouses	Helen Edith Mary Brooke (née Berkeley) (m. 1935; died 1973); Sheila Norah Brooke (née Carson) (m. 1974);
Children	2
Relations	Field Marshal Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke (cousin)

Frank Hastings Brooke (18 March 1909 – 5 January 1982), was a South African-born British Army officer who served in numerous conflicts, including the Anglo-Afghan War, the Second World War and the Malayan Emergency. He is best known as the first Chief of the Army and the inaugural Chief of Defence Forces of the Federation of Malaya (present-day Malaysia).