Major Montague Sharpe Brearley

Ranks Held	Major, Second Lieutenant
Birth Date	1888-09-15
Final Rank	Major
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	48th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-28 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18

Collection items

Date of birth	15 September 1888
Date and unit at appointment (Officers)	11 August 1915	Appointed second lieutenant on the 16th Battalion.
Date of embarkation	01 November 1915
Other units	09 March 1916	48th Battalion.
Date promoted	01 April 1916	Appointed lieutenant.
Date promoted	19 August 1916	Appointed captain.
Date promoted	09 April 1917	Appointed major.
Date of recommendation honour or award	20 September 1917
Date of honour or award	18 April 1918	Mention in Despatches.
Date returned to Australia	21 July 1918