Charles James Blomfield (Indian Army officer)

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Charles James Blomfield
Born26 May 1855
Bow, Devon
Died3 March 1928
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Indian Army
RankMajor-General
Commands heldHarrismith and Natal Sub-District
Wessex Division
1st (Peshawar) Division
Battles/warsSudan Expedition
Second Boer War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Charles James Blomfield CB, DSO (26 May 1855 – 3 March 1928) was a British Indian Army officer.

Military career[]

Educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Blomfield was commissioned in the 20th Regiment of Foot in 1875.[1] He became Acting Military Secretary to the Commander-in-chief, Bombay Army in 1891, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in Bombay in 1897 and Assistant Adjutant-General Bombay later in the year.[1]

Blomfield saw action in the Sudan Expedition in 1898, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, and then took part in the Relief of Ladysmith in late 1899 during the Second Boer War.[1] Following the end of the war in June 1902, he became commander of the Harrismith and Natal Sub-District,[1] with the local rank of brigadier-general on the staff.[2]

He was later appointed General Officer Commanding Wessex Division in January 1909 and General Officer Commanding 1st (Peshawar) Division in October 1912.[3] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division in November 1915,[4] a post he held until February 1917.[1]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1906.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Blomfield, Major-Gen. Charles James". Indian Biographical Dictionary. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 27496". The London Gazette. 18 November 1902. p. 7339.
  3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Becke 1937, p. 67.

Sources[]

  • Becke, A.F. (1937). History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions. Part 2b: The 2nd-line Territorial Force Divisions (57th-69th). HMSO.

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Military offices
Preceded by GOC Wessex Division
1909–1911 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GOC 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division
1915−1917 		Succeeded by

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