John Bloomfield (British Army officer) explained

Sir John Bloomfield
Birth Date:1793
Death Date:1 August 1880 (aged 87)
Placeofburial:Brompton Cemetery
Death Place:London
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Branch:British Army
Serviceyears:1810–1880
Rank:General
Unit:Royal Artillery
Commands:Master Gunner, St James's Park
Battles:
Awards:Military General Service Medal
Relations:Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield (cousin)

General Sir John Bloomfield (c. 1793[1] – 1 August 1880) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial position in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.

Military career

Bloomfield was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1810 and rose through the officer ranks to become a lieutenant-general in 1866.

He was made colonel commandant of the Royal Artillery in 1866 and promoted to full general in 1876 and then held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1877.[2] He died in 1880.

Notes and References

  1. News: News items by San Francisco Mail. Colonist. 22. 25 September 1880. 1.
  2. Web site: Royal Artillery at Regiments.org . 2010-10-31 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20080112133926/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/art-eng-sig/RA.htm . 12 January 2008 .