Norman Douglas Holbrook
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Commander Norman Douglas Holbrook VC was a British naval recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British honours system. Holbrook was the first submariner to be awarded the VC and it
Holbrook in World War I
A scale model of the B11 in Holbrook
Holbrook, New South Wales
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Holbrook, formerly known as Germanton, is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 384 kilometres by road North East of Melbourne and 492 kilometres by road sout
Norman Douglas Holbrook
…amid a wave of anti-German feeling related to the First World War, the name of the New South Wales Eastern Riverina town of Germanton was changed to Holbrook to honour the recent VC recipient. He subsequently visited the town on three occasions. His widow, Mrs. Gundula Holbrook, donated his medal to the…
Holbrook town entry sign
Fire station
Council offices
Main street