Richard Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge

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The Lord Broadbridge

CB , KHS , FRAeS , FRCGP
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Birth nameRichard John Martin Broadbridge
Born (1959-01-20) 20 January 1959 (age 65)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Air Force
Years of service1981–2024
Rank Air Vice-Marshal
Unit RAF Medical Services
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Air Vice-Marshal Richard John Martin Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge (born 20 January 1959), is a British physician, senior Royal Air Force officer, and hereditary peer. Having joined the RAF in 1981, [1] he rose to serve as Director of Healthcare Delivery and Training, Defence Medical Services from 2014 to 2018 and acting Surgeon General in 2017. [2] He transferred to the Royal Air Force Reserve on 5 February 2018, [3] and succeeded his father as Baron Broadbridge in 2020. [2] [4] Broadbridge's commission in the RAF was terminated on 30 October 2024. [5]

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Honours

On 18 September 2009, Broadbridge was made Honorary Surgeon to The Queen (QHS). [6] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2018 New Year Honours. [7]

Arms

Coat of arms of Richard Broadbridge, 5th Baron Broadbridge
Coronet of a British Baron.svg
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Coronet
That of a baron
Crest
A dolphin hauriant Argent between two gilly-flowers Gules slipped and leaved Vert.
Escutcheon
Gules in chief two pens in saltire and in base over water a stone bridge of a single span embattled Proper.
Supporters
On either side a dolphin Proper charged with a sword erect Gules.
Motto
Industria Et Perseverantia (By Industry & Perseverance) [8]

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References

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  8. Debrett's Peerage. 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by Acting Surgeon-General
of the United Kingdom Armed Forces

2017
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Broadbridge
2020–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Mark Broadbridge
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
of Wargrave Place
2020–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Mark Broadbridge