Alanbrooke

British

/ ˈælənˌbrʊk /

noun

Alan Francis Brooke , 1st Viscount. 1883–1963, British field marshal; chief of Imperial General Staff (1941–46)

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Royal Logistics Corps servicewoman Waugh had been driving her Ford Focus home from Alanbrooke Barracks near Thirsk on the day of the crash.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025

Last month in the first episode, the programme interviewed a scientist who claimed to have seen an "apparition" in room 611 while living in Alanbrooke Hall in 1981.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2021

Prof Gary Foster spent a whole summer living alone in Alanbrooke Hall.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2021

It is not the grey Alanbrooke who remains in the reader's memory but the great Prime Minister with his marvelous flair, tempers and steadfastness.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were Field Marshals Montgomery and Alanbrooke, sharp critics of Ike's leadership, whom the President greeted no less warmly.

From Time Magazine Archive

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