Charles Broad (British Army officer)
Sir Charles Broad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1882 |
| Died | 1976 (aged 93 or 94) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1901 - 1942 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Second Boer War World War I World War II |
| Commands | 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] – 1976) was a British Army General during World War II.
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 1901-02 as an officer of the 3rd (Milita) 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 World War I in France and Belgium, mostly on the staff.[5]
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:[6] he retired in 1942.[5]
He 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 (invalid
|supp=(help)). 18 March 1904. - ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "The Desert Rats: Crossing the Chindwin and back to India". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
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- 1882 births
- 1976 deaths
- British Army generals of World War II
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Royal Tank Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- York and Lancaster Regiment officers
- Royal Artillery officers