John Bloomfield (British Army officer)

Sir John Bloomfield

GCB
Sir John Bloomfield; GCB
Born	c.1793
Died	1 August 1880 (aged 87); London
Buried	Brompton Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1810–1880
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands	Master Gunner, St James's Park
Battles / wars	Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Battle of Vitoria; Siege of San Sebastián; Battle of the Bidassoa; Battle of Nivelle; Battle of the Nive; Battle of Orthes; Battle of Toulouse; ; ; Hundred Days Battle of Quatre Bras; Battle of Waterloo; ;
Awards	Military General Service Medal
Relations	Benjamin Bloomfield, 1st Baron Bloomfield (cousin)

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.

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]

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

Honorary titles
Preceded by William Wylde	Master Gunner, St James's Park 1877–1880	Succeeded by Poole England