John Raymond Broadbent (Quartermaster-General)

John Raymond Broadbent
Brigadier John Broadbent in June 1943
Born (1893-02-18)18 February 1893
Ballarat, Victoria
Died 28 February 1972(1972-02-28) (aged 79)
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch Australian Army
Years of service 1911–1950
Rank Brigadier
Commands held 7th Light Horse Regiment (1940)
Battles/wars

First World War

Second World War

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

See also

List of Australian generals and brigadiers

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