Brigadier Bertrand Combes, CBE (13 April 1894 – 12 April 1971) was an Australian soldier who served during the First World War and Second World War.
Bertrand Combes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 April 1894 Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Died | 12 April 1971 (aged 76) Camberwell, Victoria |
| Buried | Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Australian Army |
| Years of service | –1947 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Bertrand was the only son of Algernon James Ernest Combes and his wife Catherine, née Weingarth.
He landed at Gallipoli with the 14th Battalion.[1] During operations in the Monash Valley, he was shot in the chest on 2 May 1915.[1] He was evacuated and recovered in hospital in Egypt. Bertrand met Rosa Marion Ellis Begg, a nurse, in Egypt, they were married on 15 April 1916.[2]
Combes was the commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon from 1942,[3] until 1945. He was made a Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire in June 1944.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Combes, Bertrand". ACT Government. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 21, 878. Victoria, Australia. 9 September 1916. p. 11. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Army Changes, Appointments Announced". The Tumut and Adelong Times. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "KING'S BIRTHDAY LIST OF HONOURS Mr. Forde Made Member of Privy Council". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 215. New South Wales, Australia. 8 June 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.