Charles Brand (general)

Charles Henry Brand
Portrait of Chales Brand drawn in 1921
Senator for Victoria
In office
1 July 1935 – 30 June 1947
Personal details
Born(1873-09-04)4 September 1873
Ipswich, Queensland
Died31 July 1961(1961-07-31) (aged 87)
Toorak, Victoria
Political partyUnited Australia Party (1935–45)
Liberal Party of Australia (1945–47)
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1898–1933
RankMajor General
Commands4th Brigade (1916–18)
6th Brigade (1915–16)
3rd Battalion (1915)
Battles/wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath[1]
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George[2]
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches (7)

Major General Charles Henry Brand, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO (4 September 1873 – 31 July 1961) was an Australian Army officer and politician. He rose to the rank of brigadier general in the First World War, retired as a major general in 1933 and was elected to the Australian Senate representing Victoria for the United Australia Party from 1935 to 1947.

  1. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 3.
  2. ^ "No. 13033". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 January 1917. p. 5.