Complex sentence: Brigadier Charles Stanley Barber, MC (6 July 1888--4 Oct 1965) served in the Australian Army during World War I rising to the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross.
Split into simpler sentences: Brigadier Charles Stanley Barber MC (6 July 1888--4 October 1965) was an Australian Army officer. He served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, rising to the rank of captain and being awarded the Military Cross.