Frank Arthur Brock, OBE | |
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| Born | 29 June 1884 South Norwood, Surrey, England |
| Died | 23 April 1918 (aged 33) Zeebrugge Port, Belgium |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Service | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1918 |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Order of the British Empire Mentioned in dispatches |
Wing Commander Brock F. A. O.B.E.
Lieutenant Commander Harrison A. L. V.C.
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Wing Commander Frank Arthur Brock OBE (29 June 1884 – 23 April 1918) was a British officer commissioned into the Royal Artillery, the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and finally, when the RNAS merged with the RFC, the Royal Air Force. He invented the explosive bullet that destroyed the German Zeppelins and he devised and executed the smoke screen used during the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918, an attempt by the Royal Navy to block the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge during the First World War.