John Raymond Broadbent (Quartermaster-General)

Brigadier John Raymond Broadbent, CBE (18 February 1893 – 28 February 1972) was a senior Australian Army officer in the Second World War.

Not to be confused with John Raymond Broadbent (Major General).
John Raymond Broadbent
Brigadier John Broadbent in June 1943
Born(1893-02-18)18 February 1893
Ballarat, Victoria
Died28 February 1972(1972-02-28) (aged 79)
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1911–1950
RankBrigadier
Commands held7th Light Horse Regiment (1940)
Battles/warsFirst World War
  • Gallipoli Campaign

Second World War

AwardsCompanion of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches

Early life

Broadbent, Service Number: NX34728 (N8), was born in Ballarat, Victoria and enlisted in Sydney on 14 June 1940[1].

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
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See also

List of Australian generals and brigadiers

References
  1. "Service Records, John Raymond Broadbent, Service Number: NX34728". Discovering ANZACS (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. "No. 36031". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 28 May 1943. p. 2373.
  3. "Recommendation, C.B.E., Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. "Award, C.B.E., Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  5. "No. 36972". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 8 March 1945. p. 1305.
  6. "Recommendation, Mention in Despatches, Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  7. "Award, Mention in Despatches, Broadbent, John Raymond". The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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