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Charles James Blomfield (Indian Army Officer)
Major-General Charles James Blomfield (26 May 1855 – 3 March 1928) was a British Indian Army officer. Family Blomfield was the son of the Rev. George John Blomfield and Isabella Blomfield, who were first cousins. His maternal grandfather was the Rt. Rev. Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, and his brother was the architect Sir Reginald Blomfield. Military career Educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Blomfield was commissioned in the 20th Regiment of Foot in 1875. 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. 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. Following the end of the war in June 1902, he became commander o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow, Devon
Bow () is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about west of Crediton. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,093 practically unchanged at the 2011 Census. There is an adjoining hamlet of Nymet Tracey which shares a church with Bow and much common history. Bow is a major part of Upper Yeo electoral ward. The total ward population at the above census was 1,708. History There is a 3rd millennium BC woodhenge west of the village. Its 19 post holes were discovered by aerial photography in 1984.Shirley Toulson, The Companion Guide to Devon, It is believed to have been a centre of pagan worship for a large area of surrounding countryside. The name ''Nymet'' means "Sacred Grove" in Celtic and is associated in Roman terms with the Druids. The word Nymet is preserved in many surrounding place names (e.g. Nymet Barton, Nymet Rowland, Broad Nymet). The River Yeo, which used to be called the Nymet, flows through the "arched bridge" at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Army
The Bombay Army was the army of the Bombay Presidency, one of the three presidencies of Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India. It was established in 1662 and governed by the East India Company until the Government of India Act 1858 transferred all presidencies to the direct authority of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British Crown. On 1 April 1895 the army was incorporated into the newly created British Indian Army, Indian Army, and became known as the Bombay Command until 1908. History 18th century In the early stages of HEIC rule Bombay was rated as an unhealthy and unprofitable region. Accordingly, only a small garrison was maintained while emphasis was placed on creating a local navy (the "Bombay Marine") to control piracy. In 1742 the Bombay Army consisted of eight companies of European and Eurasian garrison troops, numbering 1,593 of all ranks. These had evolved from independent companies dating back as far as 1668 when the Company took over contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army Generals Of World War I
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Military Personnel From Devon
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Blomfield Family
Blomfield is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Blomfield, English bishop *Arthur Blomfield, English architect * Charles Blomfield (other), several people *David Blomfield, English local politician, writer, book editor and local historian *Derek Blomfield, English actor *Dorothy Blomfield (later Dorothy Gurney), English poet * Edward Valentine Blomfield, classical scholar * Ezekiel Blomfield, English congregational minister * Francis Blomfield, English cricketer * George John Blomfield, English clergyman *James Blomfield, Canadian artist *Paloma Faith Blomfield, English soul and pop artist * Paul Blomfield, English politician * (Lady) Sara Blomfield, English writer *Reginald Blomfield, English architect *Thomas Valentine Blomfield, British soldier and pioneer New South Wales settler and pastoralist *William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist See also *Blomefield (surname) Blomefield is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francis Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Deaths
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1855 Births
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Herbert Lawrence
General Sir Herbert Alexander Lawrence, (8 August 1861 – 17 January 1943) was a general in the British Army, a banker and a businessman. Early life Lawrence was born in London on 8 August 1861, the son of Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, later Lord Lawrence and the Governor-General of India, and his wife Harriette Katherine Hamilton. He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Commissioned into the 17th Lancers as a lieutenant on 10 May 1882, he was stationed in India and promoted to captain on 25 February 1892 before he entered the Staff College, Camberley in 1894. After graduating in 1896 he was appointed a staff captain (intelligence) at the War Office. He was promoted to major on 22 November 1899, at the outbreak of the Second Boer War in South Africa. During the war, he served on the intelligence staff of Sir John French's cavalry division with Douglas Haig and received a brevet promotion to lieutenant colonel in the 16th La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edward Beckett
Charles Edward Beckett (1849–1925) was a brigadier-general and cavalry officer in the British Army. He served in three regiments the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars and the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), which he also commanded. He served in three wars, in the Sudan Campaign, the Second Boer War and the First World War. During which although only ranked as a brigadier-general he was the first general officer commanding the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division. History Family life Charles Edward Beckett was the son of Charles William Beckett of Thorne in Yorkshire, England. He married Louisa Michel, daughter of Field-Marshal Sir John Michel of Dewlish. They had one daughter Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett, who married Eric Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon. Beckett married for the second time in July 1915, at Westminster Cathedral to Mary Philippa, of Culachy, Fort Augustus, Scotland. Army life In April 1869, Beckett purchased a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Donald
Major-General Colin George Donald, CB, CBE (18 September 1854 – 31 October 1939) was a British Army officer who became colonel of the Royal Fusiliers. Military career Educated at Cheltenham College, Donald was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) on 21 September 1874. He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War,Who was Who Volume III (1929–1940) was promoted to captain on 30 May 1883 and to major on 3 September 1890. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 3 September 1898. The battalion served in the Second Boer War, and was present at the Battle of Colenso in December 1899 and the relief of Ladysmith in February 1900 as well as operations in Western Transvaal. Having completed his period in command of the battalion, he was placed on half-pay with promotion to the brevet rank of colonel on 3 September 1902, and left South Africa on the SS ''Scot'' the following day, ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kirkpatrick (British Army Officer)
Brigadier-General William Johnston Kirkpatrick (1852 – 22 November 1931) was a British Army officer. Military career Kirkpatrick was commissioned into the Antrim Artillery on 14 December 1872 and transferred to the York and Lancaster Regiment on 28 February 1874. He commanded the 1st Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment in the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded Volksrust Sub-district. He became General Officer Commanding Wessex Division in April 1908 before retiring in December 1908. In retirement he lived at a house known as "Cloon Eavin" at Yateley in Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkpatrick, William 1852 births 1931 deaths British Army brigadiers Companions of the Order of the Bath York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division
The 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force, which saw service in the trenches of the Western Front, during the later years of the Great War and was disbanded after the war. The division was created at the end of August 1914, shortly after the outbreak of the First World War as the 2nd East Lancashire Division, a second-line formation of the East Lancashire Division, composed primarily of soldiers from eastern Lancashire and the industrial towns around Manchester. After training and home service, it went to the Western Front in early 1917 and on 9 October, fought at the Battle of Poelcappelle. In March 1918, it suffered extremely heavy losses during Operation Michael the German spring offensive and was withdrawn from the line and reduced to a cadre to be rebuilt. It returned to the front in time for the Battle of Cambrai, part of the Hundred Days Offensive and the Battle of the Selle. Following t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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