John Bloomfield (British Army officer)

General Sir John Bloomfield GCB (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.

Sir John Bloomfield
Died1 August 1880 (aged 87)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankGeneral
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

Military career

Bloomfield was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1810[2] and rose through the officer ranks to become a Lieutenant-General in 1866.[3]

He was made Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in 1866[4] and promoted to full General in 1876[5] and then held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1877.[6] He died in 1880.[7]

References
  1. "News items by San Francisco Mail". Colonist. Vol. 22. 25 September 1880. p. 1.
  2. "No. 16366". The London Gazette. 1 May 1810. p. 643.
  3. "No. 23121". The London Gazette. 29 May 1866. p. 3197.
  4. "No. 23103". The London Gazette. 17 April 1866. p. 2462.
  5. "No. 24398". The London Gazette. 29 December 1876. p. 7145.
  6. "Royal Artillery at Regiments.org". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "No. 24916". The London Gazette. 21 December 1880. p. 6881.
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