John Raymond Broadbent (quartermaster-general) explained

John Raymond Broadbent (quartermaster-general) should not be confused with John Raymond Broadbent (major general).

John Raymond Broadbent
Birth Date:	1893 2, df=yes
Allegiance:	Australia
Branch:	Australian Army
Serviceyears:	1911–1950
Servicenumber:	NX34728 (N8)
Rank:	Brigadier
Commands:	7th Light Horse Regiment (1940)
Battles:	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Second World War New Guinea campaign
Awards:	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches

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

Early life

Broadbent 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 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^{[2] [3]}
• Mention in Despatches^{[4] [5]}

See also

List of Australian generals and brigadiers

External links

• Bio at Steen Ammentorp's www.generals.dk
• Service record at WWII Nominal Roll site

Notes and References

1. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll. ww2roll.gov.au . 29 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230002/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?ServiceId=A&VeteranId=152979 . 3 March 2016.
2. Web site: Recommendation, C.B.E., Broadbent, John Raymond. The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). 28 February 2019.
3. Web site: Award, C.B.E., Broadbent, John Raymond. The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). 28 February 2019.
4. Web site: Recommendation, Mention in Despatches, Broadbent, John Raymond. The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). 28 February 2019.
5. Web site: Award, Mention in Despatches, Broadbent, John Raymond. The Australian War Memorial (Australian government). 28 February 2019.