Brigadier General Charles Brand Accession Number: ART03181

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Brigadier General Charles Henry Brand, CB, CMG, DSO, MID, extensive service with the Australians during the war in South Africa, 1899-1902. After the outbreak of war in 1914 he was appointed brigade major of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Forces, which was chosen as the covering force at the Gallipoli landing in 1915. In May he was promoted to command the 8th Battalion, which he led for the remainder of the Gallipoli campain and in the early days on the Western Front. He was then appointed to the 4th Brigade, and commanded in all its operations in France and Belgium from the Battle of Poziers to the final offensive in 1918.

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Accession Number
ART03181
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 66.4 cm x 59 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1921
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under commission 1921
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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