Talk:John Raymond Broadbent (brigadier)

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Is there a source given for the date of death? There was also a John Raymond Broadbent junior and it may have been him who recently died. Diverman 01:42, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/script/veteran_certificate.asp?VeteranID=152979

The 1893 birth only made it to Temporary Brigadier (substantive Colonel) and not Major General: http://www.awm.gov.au/honours/honours/person.asp?p=NX34728

Date of Death verified http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ausdb461.htm

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[edit] Brigadier classed as General

Based on the Brigadier article, they are classed as a General. The www.generals.dk site also class him as a general. — Diverman 11:37, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

No, brigadiers are not generals. What the article says is actually "it is not always considered a general officer rank, it is always considered equivalent to the Brigadier General or Brigade General of other countries." Australia follows the British model in which brigadiers are certainly not general officers. Because he is equivalent to a general does not mean he is a general. -- Necrothesp 12:18, 9 October 2007 (UTC)