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John Bloomfield (British Army officer)

John Bloomfield (British Army officer)

British Army general

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.

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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

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    "News items by San Francisco Mail". Colonist. Vol. 22. 25 September 1880. p. 1.
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    "No. 16366". The London Gazette. 1 May 1810. p. 643.
  3. [3]
    "No. 23121". The London Gazette. 29 May 1866. p. 3197.
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    "No. 23103". The London Gazette. 17 April 1866. p. 2462.
  5. [5]
    "No. 24398". The London Gazette. 29 December 1876. p. 7145.
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    "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. [7]
    "No. 24916". The London Gazette. 21 December 1880. p. 6881.
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