John Bloomfield (British Army officer)

Sir John Bloomfield
Died	1 August 1880 (aged 87)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

General Sir John Bloomfield GCB (c. 1793^[1] - 1 August 1880) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior Ceremonial Post in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.

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
2. The London Gazette: no. 16366. p. 643. 1 May 1810. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
3. The London Gazette: no. 23121. p. 3197. 29 May 1866. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
4. The London Gazette: no. 23103. p. 2462. 17 April 1866. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
5. The London Gazette: no. 24398. p. 7145. 29 December 1876. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
6. Royal Artillery at Regiments.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 January 2008)
7. The London Gazette: no. 24916. p. 6881. 21 December 1880. Retrieved 29 December 2009.