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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
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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]
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^ "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.
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