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	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College\|Haileybury]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Blomfield was commissioned in the [[Lancashire Fusiliers\|20th Regiment of Foot]] in 1875.<ref name=ibd>{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Blomfield,_Major-Gen._Charles_James\|title=Blomfield, Major-Gen. Charles James\|publisher=Indian Biographical Dictionary\|access-date=4 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ibd/>		Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College\|Haileybury]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Blomfield was commissioned in the [[Lancashire Fusiliers\|20th Regiment of Foot]] in 1875.<ref name=ibd>{{cite web\|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Blomfield,_Major-Gen._Charles_James\|title=Blomfield, Major-Gen. Charles James\|publisher=Indian Biographical Dictionary\|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ibd/>

	Blomfield saw action in the [[Mahdist War\|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]].<ref name=ibd/> Following the end of the war in June 1902, he became commander of the Harrismith and Natal Sub-District,<ref name=ibd/> with the local rank of [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)\|brigadier-general]] on the staff.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27496\|page=7339\|date=18 November 1902}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27502 \|date=9 December 1902 \|page=8512}}</ref>		Blomfield saw action in the [[Mahdist War\|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]].<ref name=ibd/> Following the end of the war in June 1902, he became commander of the Harrismith and Natal Sub-District,<ref name=ibd/> with the local rank of [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)\|brigadier-general]] on the staff.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27496\|page=7339\|date=18 November 1902}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27502 \|date=9 December 1902 \|page=8512}}</ref>

	He was later appointed General Officer Commanding [[43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division\|Wessex Division]] in January 1909 and General Officer Commanding [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in October 1912.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf\|title=Army Commands\|access-date=4 June ~~2022~~}}</ref> His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding [[66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division]] in November 1915,<ref>Becke 1937, p. 67.</ref> a post he held until February 1917.<ref name=ibd/>		He was later appointed General Officer Commanding [[43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division\|Wessex Division]] in January 1909 and General Officer Commanding [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in October 1912.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf\|title=Army Commands\|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding [[66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division]] in November 1915,<ref>Becke 1937, p. 67.</ref> a post he held until February 1917.<ref name=ibd/>

	He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1906.<ref name=ibd/>		He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1906.<ref name=ibd/>

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{{Short description|British Indian army general (1855–1928)}}
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|name=Charles James Blomfield
|birth_date=26 May 1855
|birth_place= [[Bow, Devon]]
|death_date=3 March 1928
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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] '''Charles James Blomfield''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|DSO}} (26 May 1855 – 3 March 1928) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer.

==Military career==
Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]] and the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], Blomfield was commissioned in the [[Lancashire Fusiliers|20th Regiment of Foot]] in 1875.<ref name=ibd>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_(1915)/Blomfield,_Major-Gen._Charles_James|title=Blomfield, Major-Gen. Charles James|publisher=Indian Biographical Dictionary|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name=ibd/>

Blomfield saw action in the [[Mahdist War|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]].<ref name=ibd/> Following the end of the war in June 1902, he became commander of the Harrismith and Natal Sub-District,<ref name=ibd/> with the local rank of [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|brigadier-general]] on the staff.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27496|page=7339|date=18 November 1902}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27502 |date=9 December 1902 |page=8512}}</ref>

He was later appointed General Officer Commanding [[43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division|Wessex Division]] in January 1909 and General Officer Commanding [[1st (Peshawar) Division]] in October 1912.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding [[66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division]] in November 1915,<ref>Becke 1937, p. 67.</ref> a post he held until February 1917.<ref name=ibd/>

He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] in 1906.<ref name=ibd/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=Becke |first=A.F. |title=History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions |volume=Part 2b: The 2nd-line Territorial Force Divisions (57th-69th) |year=1937 |publisher=HMSO }}

==External links==
*[https://jnvlieland.blogspot.com/2013/01/charles-james-blomfield.html Biography of Charles J. Blomfield]

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