Anthony Brooks
| Anthony Morris Brooks | |
|---|---|
| Born |
4 April 1922 Orsett, Essex |
| Died | 19 April 2007 (aged 85) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Special Operations Executive |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | F Section |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Croix de guerre Légion d'honneur |
Major Anthony Morris "Tony" Brooks DSO MC (4 April 1922 – 19 April 2007) was a British undercover agent in World War II. He received the Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Croix de guerre, and Légion d'honneur for his work as a leader of a group sabotaging German reinforcements prior to and during the Normandy invasion. He later worked for the Foreign Office, and MI5 and MI6.
Brooks was born at Orsett, Essex. His father, Douglas, was a businessman who had been involved in intelligence work in the First World War. His parents separated when he was young, and his mother, Beryl, died when he was a teenager. He educated at Chillon College on Lake Geneva and Felsted. He spent much of his youth with relatives in France and Switzerland, and spoke fluent French.
He was deemed too young to join the British Armed Forces in 1939 (he was only 17), and returned to his family in the Jura region of France, where his aunt was helping British servicemen evade capture and return to England. He found out that he was under suspicion from the Vichy regime in May 1941, and escaped to Spain, where he was arrested and interned at the Miranda de Ebro camp. After a few weeks, the British embassy arranged for his release to Gibraltar, and he made his way to England. He was rejected by MI9 and the Secret Intelligence Service also as "too young", but was recruited by the Special Operations Executive.
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