Charles Broad (British Army officer)
Sir Charles Broad | |
|---|---|
 Broad in 1918, by James Penniston Barraclough | |
| Born | 29 December 1882 |
| Died | 23 March 1976 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 3246 |
| Unit | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Commands | Eastern Army in India (1940–42) Aldershot Command (1939–40) 4th Indian Infantry Brigade (1935–37) 1st Brigade of the Royal Tank Corps (1931) |
| Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
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.
Military career
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 from 1901 to 1902 as an officer of the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, York and 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]
Broad served in the First World War in France and Belgium, mostly on the staff, to which he had been seconded in April 1915.[6][5] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1917, "for distinguished service in the field."[7] 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:[8] he retired in 1942.[5]
Broad was also colonel commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1939 to 1949.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Half Yearly Army List January 1933
- ^ Kelly's Handbook 1944
- ^ AngloBoerwar.com – Shipping Lists May 1902
- ^ "No. 27659". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 1904. p. 1795.
- ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 29140". The London Gazette. 23 April 1915. p. 3946.
- ^ "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5468.
- ^ "The Desert Rats: Crossing the Chindwin and back to India". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.