John Raymond Broadbent (quartermaster-general)
John Raymond Broadbent | |
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![]() Brigadier John Broadbent in June 1943 | |
Born | Ballarat, Victoria | 18 February 1893
Died | 28 February 1972 | (aged 79)
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1911–1950 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands | 7th Light Horse Regiment (1940) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Brigadier John Raymond Broadbent, CBE (18 February 1893 – 28 February 1972) was a senior Australian Army officer in the Second World War.
Early life
[edit]Broadbent, Service Number: NX34728 (N8), was born in Ballarat, Victoria and enlisted in Sydney on 14 June 1940.[1]
Service history
[edit]Broadbent held numerous posts during the Second World War, while also acting as a temporary brigadier and was Mentioned in Despatches in 1945. He held the following posts:
- 1940 – Commanding Officer 7th Light Horse
- 1940 – General Staff Officer 1 1st Australian Cavalry Division
- 1940–1941 – Assistant Adjutant & Quartermaster-General 8th Australian Infantry Division [Malaya]
- 1942 – Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General New Guinea Force
- 1942–1943 – Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General I Australian Corps [New Guinea]
- 1943–1944 – Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General II Australian Corps
- 1944–1945 – Deputy Adjutant & Quartermaster-General I Australian Corps
Honours and awards
[edit]See also
[edit]List of Australian generals and brigadiers
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Raymond Broadbent (Quartermaster-General).
- Bio at Steen Ammentorp's www.generals.dk
- Service record at WWII Nominal Roll site Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ "Service Records, John Raymond Broadbent, Service Number: NX34728". Discovering ANZACS (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 36031". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 28 May 1943. p. 2373.
- ^ "Recommendation, C.B.E., Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Award, C.B.E., Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 36972". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 8 March 1945. p. 1305.
- ^ "Recommendation, Mention in Despatches, Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Award, Mention in Despatches, Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.