Charles Broad

Sir Charles Broad
Born	1882
Died	1976 (aged 93 or 94)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
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

Lieutenant General Sir Charles Noel Frank Broad KCB DSO (1882–1976) was a British Army General during World War II.

Military career

Educated at Cambridge University, Broad was commissioned in 1904^[1] and went to the Staff College, Camberley in 1914.^[2]

He also served in World War I in France and Belgium.^[2]

After the War he 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.^[2] 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:^[3] he retired in 1942.^[2]

He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1939 to 1949.^[2]

References

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27659. p. 1795. 18 March 1904. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ The Desert Rats: Crossing the Chindwin and back to India

Military offices
Preceded by Sir John Dill	GOC-in-C Aldershot Command 1939 – 1940	Succeeded by Michael Barker

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Name	Broad, Charles
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Date of birth	1882
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Date of death	1976
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