Brigadier-General Raymond Marc Pierre Brutinel

1. Brigadier-General (Army). 1918-03-26 to 1919-08-08
2. Lieutenant-Colonel (Army). 1915-06-02 to 1918-03-26
3. Major (Army). 1914-09-02 to 1915-06-02

Distinguished Service Order
Date of award: 1916-06-03
Source: London Gazette No. 29608, pg. 5570

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Date of award: 1916-06-15
Source: London Gazette No. 29623, pg. 5960

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 2nd Mention
Date of award: 1917-01-04
Source: London Gazette No. 29890, pg. 258

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 3rd Mention
Date of award: 1917-06-01
Source: London Gazette No. 30107, pg. 5425

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 4th Mention
Date of award: 1917-12-28
Source: London Gazette No. 30448, pg. 13573

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 5th Mention
Date of award: 1918-05-28
Source: London Gazette No. 30706, pg. 6199

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Date of award: 1918-06-03
Source: London Gazette No. 30716, pg. 6454

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 6th Mention
Date of award: 1919-04-30
Source: London Gazette No. 31318, pg. 5444

Companion of the Order of the Bath
Date of award: 1919-06-03
Source: London Gazette No. 31370, pg. 6790

Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List - 7th Mention
Date of award: 1919-07-11
Source: London Gazette No. 31448, pg. 8813

In 1916, Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Brutinel pioneered the use of indirect fire from Vickers Machine Guns. This firing over the heads of attacking soldiers was used at Vimy Ridge and by the end of the war was a standard practice within the BEF. (Source: Wall of Fire: The Battle of Vimy Ridge by Michael Krawchuk; page 203)

No digitized images are available on LAC, but indexed as BG (Brigadier-General) Raymond Brutinel.

See Wikipedia biography

See Canadian Encyclopedia biography

See "Canada's First Armoured Unit: Raymond Brutinel and the Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigades of the First World War" by Cameron Pulsifer, Canadian War Museum.