Talk:John Raymond Broadbent (quartermaster-general)

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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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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)

Naming consistency - Requested Move

There has been a move request for John Raymond Broadbent (1914-2006) → John Raymond Broadbent (Major General)

As there seems to be general support for this move, it would seem logical to move John Raymond Broadbent (1893-1972) → John Raymond Broadbent (Brigadier)

The discussion is at Talk:John Raymond Broadbent (1914-2006) --Pdfpdf (talk) 04:13, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Action

If there are no objections in the next 48 hours, someone will move:

• John Raymond Broadbent (1914-2006) → John Raymond Broadbent (Major General)
• John Raymond Broadbent (1893-1972) → John Raymond Broadbent (Brigadier)

--Pdfpdf (talk) 11:22, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose They were both brigadiers at some point in their careers. Use either dates or professions, i.e. "Infantry officer", "Quartermaster". DrKiernan (talk) 15:06, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid I don't follow your logic about both Brigadiers; only one of them was a Major General. However, I can see merit in using profession. Pdfpdf (talk) 15:21, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, how about "Major General" and "Quartermaster"? DrKiernan (talk) 15:36, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Done

As per Talk:John Raymond Broadbent (Major General), I have moved:

• John Raymond Broadbent (1914-2006) → John Raymond Broadbent (Major General)
• John Raymond Broadbent (1893-1972) → John Raymond Broadbent (Quartermaster)

And more tediously, I have fixed the double redirects. --Pdfpdf (talk) 14:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)