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Brock was born in Cheam, Surrey, the son of Arthur Brock of Haredon Sutton, Surrey, of the famous C.T. Brock & Co. fireworks manufacturers. He was educated at Dulwich College where he blew up a stove in his form room. Frank Brock went into the family business in 1901 (later becoming a director) where he remained until the outbreak of the First World War. Among his many developments were the following:

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  • Brock was born in Cheam, Surrey, the son of Arthur Brock of Haredon Sutton, Surrey, of the famous C.T. Brock & Co. fireworks manufacturers. He was educated at Dulwich College where he blew up a stove in his form room. Frank Brock went into the family business in 1901 (later becoming a director) where he remained until the outbreak of the First World War. Among his many developments were the following:
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  • Brock was born in Cheam, Surrey, the son of Arthur Brock of Haredon Sutton, Surrey, of the famous C.T. Brock & Co. fireworks manufacturers. He was educated at Dulwich College where he blew up a stove in his form room. Frank Brock went into the family business in 1901 (later becoming a director) where he remained until the outbreak of the First World War. He originally obtained a commission in the Royal Artillery but was within a month loaned to the Royal Naval Air Service to which he transferred, becoming a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Lieutenant on 31 December 1914. He was a member of the Admiralty Board of Inventions and Research and had founded, organized and commanded the Royal Navy Experimental Station at Stratford. Among his many developments were the following: * The Dover Flare - used in anti-submarine warfare. * The Brock Colour Filter * The Brock Bullet (or Brock Incendiary Bullet or Brock Anti-Zeppelin Bullet) - the first German airship to be shot down was destroyed by this bullet). By the time the Royal Naval Air Service merged with the Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918, Brock had risen to the rank of Wing Commander and had been awarded the O.B.E. for services to king and country.
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