Charles Robert Broberg (22 May 1870 – 20 November 1937) was a New Zealand policeman. He was born in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

, New Zealand, on 22 May 1870. In July 1927, to mark the visit of the

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and

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to New Zealand, Broberg was appointed a

Member of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...

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1870 births 1937 deaths New Zealand police officers People from Auckland New Zealand Members of the Royal Victorian Order {{NewZealand-crime-bio-stub