Valentine Blomfield
Valentine Blomfield | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1980 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 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". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 April 1916. p. 3684.
- ^ a b "Major-General V. Blomfield, Border Regiment". DNW. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 36917". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1945. p. 678.
- ^ "No. 37835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1946. p. 3.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "The Border Regiment". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "The King's Own Royal Border Regiment". regiment.org. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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