Sir Charles Broad
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Broad in 1918, by James Penniston Barraclough
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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 |
| Service number | 3246 |
| Unit | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| 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 (29 December 1882[1] – 23 March 1976) was a British Army General during the Second World War.
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 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]
He also served in the First World WarinFrance and Belgium, mostly on the staff.[5] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1917, "for distinguished service in the field."[6]
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:[7] he retired in 1942.[5]
He was also colonel commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment from 1939 to 1949.[5]
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| Preceded by | GOC-in-C Aldershot Command 1939−1940 |
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| Preceded by | GOC-in-C, Eastern Army, India 1940−1942 |
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