Charles Henri Marie Ernest Tombeur was the head of Belgian military operations in East Africa, working toward the taking of Tabora in German East Africa. In December 1916, after the battle led by Major Boucher, in which Indiana Jones (as Henri Defense) turned the tide for the Belgian forces by capturing a German machine gun, General Tombeur sent word through Colonel Mathieu to award them a company citation, and a promotion for Defense - from lieutenant to captain.