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 79) | (aged
Allegiance | Australia |
Service/ | Australian Army |
Years of service | 1911–1950 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Commands held | 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
Broadbent, Service Number: NX34728 (N8), was born in Ballarat, Victoria and enlisted in Sydney on 14 June 1940.
Service history
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
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Recommendation; Awarded (London Gazette, 28 May 1943, Pg 2373, posn 4)
- Mention in Despatches: Recommendation; Awarded (London Gazette, 8 March 1945, Pg 1305, posn 19)
- Note also: WWI
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