Charles Broad (British Army officer)
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Noel Frank Broad KCB DSO (29 December 1882[1] – 23 March 1976) was a British Army General during World War II.
Sir Charles Broad | |
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| Born | 29 December 1882 |
| Died | 23 March 1976 (aged 93) |
| 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 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 |
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 (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 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
- 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.
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- "The Desert Rats: Crossing the Chindwin and back to India". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sir John Dill |
GOC-in-C Aldershot Command 1939 – 1940 |
Succeeded by Michael Barker |
| Preceded by Sir Douglas Baird |
GOC-in-C, Eastern Army, India 1940–1942 |
Succeeded by Noel Irwin |