BRAKE, JOHN

Furthermore

He was a member of committees investigating Mallee sand drift (1933), the tobacco industry (1934) and soil erosion (1937); the last led to sustained advice to farmers on 'retaining a dense vegetative cover'. From ADB

Book of Remembrance entry

Hawthorn Coll.; B.Agr.Sc.; triple blue (athletics, football, rifle). F.A., Gnr. November 1915; 2/Lt. 1.4.16; sailed with 8th F.A.B. 20.5.16; 31st Bty. August, 1916; 32nd Bty. Oct., 1916; France December 1916; 30th Bty., 8th F.A.B., January 1917; Lieut. 5.3.17; I.O. 8th F.A.B.H.Q. August 1917; Adjr. October 1918. Demob. December 1919.

TIMELINE

1890

Birth in Horsham -- VIC, Australia 11 November 1890
?

Early education at Princes Hill State School, Princes Hill, VIC, Australia
?

Early education at Hawthorn College, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
1909

BRAKE, JAMES
1915

Officer at Werribee -- VIC, Australia 1 March 1915
1916

Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia 1916
1916

Enlisted 1 Apr 1916
1917

Military service 1917
1921

Farmer at Yering -- VIC, Australia 1921
1924

Senior Field Officer at Moorabbin -- VIC, Australia 1924
1926

Senior Inspector at Moorabbin -- VIC, Australia 1926
1931

Member of Pasture Improvement League Vic since 1931
1934

Agricultural Inspector at Moorabbin -- VIC, Australia 1934
?

Member of Australian Barley Board
?

Member of Victorian Wheat Advisory Committee
?

Member of Farmers Competition Association
?

Member of Australian Institute of Agricultural Science
?

Chairman Victorian Football League Tribunal at Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]
1970

Death in Castlemaine -- VIC, Australia 16 May 1970

Gender

Male