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.
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 Mention in Despatches
See also List of Australian generals and brigadiers
References
External links
Bio at Steen Ammentorp's www.generals.dk Service record at WWII Nominal Roll site