Charles Barber (Australian Army officer)

Charles Stanley Barber
Born(1888-07-06)6 July 1888
Melbourne, Victoria
Died4 October 1965(1965-10-04) (aged 77)
Melbourne, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1910–1943
RankBrigadier
Commands4th Infantry Brigade (1940–43)
29th Battalion (1939–40)
29th/22nd Battalion (1938–39)
59th Battalion (1935–38)
2nd Artillery Survey Company (1926–35)
Battles/wars
AwardsMilitary Cross
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
Captain Barber surprising a Turkish sentry in a hostile listening tunnel, 1916.[1][2]

Brigadier Charles Stanley Barber, MC, VD (6 July 1888 – 4 October 1965) was an Australian Army officer. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, rising to the rank of captain and being awarded the Military Cross. He served in the Citizens Military Force between the wars, and in the Second World War rose to the rank of brigadier.

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  2. ^ The contrast between the size of the tunnel depicted in the picture, and the size of tunnels described in the written records, (e.g.[1][permanent dead link]), is an interesting comparison.