Bertrand Combes
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 |
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 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.