Sir Charles Broad | |
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![]() Broad in 1918, by James Penniston Barraclough | |
Born | 29 December 1882 |
Died | 23 March 1976 (aged 93) |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1901 - 1942 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 3246 |
Unit |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Commands held | 1st Brigade of the
Royal Tank Corps Aldershot Command Eastern Army in India |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Noel Frank Broad KCB DSO (29 December 1882 [1] – 23 March 1976) was a British Army General during the Second World War.
The son of Major C. H. Broad, Northumberland Fusiliers, Broad was educated at Wellington College and Pembroke College, Cambridge University. [2] He served in South Africa 1901-02 as an officer of the 3rd (Militia) battalion York & Lancaster regiment. [3]
Broad was commissioned in 1904 [4] into the Cambridge University Volunteers, then into the Royal Field Artillery in May 1905 [1] and went to the Staff College, Camberley in 1914. [5]
He also served in the First World War in France and Belgium, mostly on the staff. [5] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1917, "for distinguished service in the field." [6]
He transferred to the Royal Tank Corps in 1923 [1] and became Commander of the 1st Brigade of the Royal Tank Corps in 1931 before being appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Aldershot Command in 1939. [5] He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for the Eastern Army in India in 1940: in that capacity he welcomed the 7th Armoured Brigade back from Burma: [7] he retired in 1942. [5]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1939 to 1949. [5]
Sir Charles Broad | |
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![]() Broad in 1918, by James Penniston Barraclough | |
Born | 29 December 1882 |
Died | 23 March 1976 (aged 93) |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1901 - 1942 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | 3246 |
Unit |
Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Commands held | 1st Brigade of the
Royal Tank Corps Aldershot Command Eastern Army in India |
Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Noel Frank Broad KCB DSO (29 December 1882 [1] – 23 March 1976) was a British Army General during the Second World War.
The son of Major C. H. Broad, Northumberland Fusiliers, Broad was educated at Wellington College and Pembroke College, Cambridge University. [2] He served in South Africa 1901-02 as an officer of the 3rd (Militia) battalion York & Lancaster regiment. [3]
Broad was commissioned in 1904 [4] into the Cambridge University Volunteers, then into the Royal Field Artillery in May 1905 [1] and went to the Staff College, Camberley in 1914. [5]
He also served in the First World War in France and Belgium, mostly on the staff. [5] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1917, "for distinguished service in the field." [6]
He transferred to the Royal Tank Corps in 1923 [1] and became Commander of the 1st Brigade of the Royal Tank Corps in 1931 before being appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Aldershot Command in 1939. [5] He became General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for the Eastern Army in India in 1940: in that capacity he welcomed the 7th Armoured Brigade back from Burma: [7] he retired in 1942. [5]
He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1939 to 1949. [5]