| Valentine Blomfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1980 (aged 81–82) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
71st Infantry Brigade 42nd (Lancashire) Division |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Waziristan campaign Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Valentine Blomfield CB DSO (1898–1980) was a British Army officer.
Military career[]
Blomfield was commissioned into the Border Regiment on 7 April 1916.[1] He saw action during the Western Front during the First World War and was the deployed to India during Waziristan campaign.[2] He was deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force in September 1939 during the Second World War.[2] He later served as commander of 71st Infantry Brigade in France in the summer of 1944 for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[3] After being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1947 New Year Honours[4] he became Director of Personal Services at the War Office in September 1947 and General Officer Commanding 42nd (Lancashire) Division in October 1950 before retiring in December 1953.[5]
He was honorary colonel of the Border Regiment from 1952 to 1959[6] and then honorary colonel of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment from 1959 to 1961.[7]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 29537". 4 April 1916. p. 3684. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29537/supplement/3684
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Major-General V. Blomfield, Border Regiment". DNW. https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_uid=225215. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "No. 36917". 30 January 1945. p. 678. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36917/supplement/678
- ↑ "No. 37835". 31 December 1946. p. 3. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37835/supplement/3
- ↑ "Army Commands". https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ↑ "The Border Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070227212001/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/034Bordr.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "The King's Own Royal Border Regiment". regiment.org. Archived on 23 February 2007. Error: If you specify
|archivedate=, you must also specify|archiveurl=. http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/004KORBR.htm. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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