Thomas Charles Alfred Blomefield
Commander Thomas Charles Alfred Blomefield, R.N. (27 June, 1875 – 14 August, 1915) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Blomefield was born in Wimbledon, London.
Blomefield was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in April, 1897.<ref> Blomefield Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:D7602878|ADM 196/44/92.|196/44/92.| |+}} ADM 196/44/92.}} f. 102.</ref>
In May, 1905, as Blomefield was ending his only-ever appointment in command of a ship whose name is not legible, the Rear Admiral (D) indicated that he did not feel Blomefield was suitable for destroyer command.<ref> Blomefield Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:D7602878|ADM 196/44/92.|196/44/92.| |+}} ADM 196/44/92.}} f. 102.</ref>
Blomefield was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.{{#if:p. 8|<ref>The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 8.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (March, 1913). Corrected to 18 February, 1913. Copy on Archive.org.}}
After being superseded in the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Warrior Class armoured cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Warrior Class armoured cruiser ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|armoured cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|armoured cruiser ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Achilles (1905)|Achilles (1905)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Achilles]] where Captain Cay had noted Blomefield to be "a reliable officer", Blomefield was appointed in command of the {{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|c}}|Eclipse Class second class protected cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|c}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|Eclipse Class second class protected cruiser ||{{#pos:t|c}}|}}}}{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|t}}|second class protected cruiser |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|t}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|second class protected cruiser ||{{#pos:t|t}}|}}}}[[{{#if:H.M.S.|H.M.S. Juno (1895)|Juno (1895)}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:|eq|p1|p2}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#ifeq:{{#pos:t|p}}|H.M.S. |p1|p2}}||}}|{{safesubst:{{safesubst:#switch:{{safesubst:#if:{{#pos:t|p}}|p1|p2}}|p1=p1|p2={{safesubst:#ifeq:|error|{{safesubst:#ifeq:||p2|p3}}|p2}}|if/errmsg}}|H.M.S. ||{{#pos:t|p}}|}}}}Juno]] on 16 February, 1914, ceding command of the ship to Captain Arthur Kenneth Macrorie and remaining on board as the ship's commander around 1 August, 1914.
Blomefield died of wounds sustained on a shore party landed on the coast of Persia by Juno on the morning of 13 August, 1915,{{#if:p. 133|<ref>Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 133.</ref>|Kindell, Don. (2009). Royal Navy Roll of Honour: World War 1 1914-1918 Part 2 – by Date and Ship/Unit. Naval-History.Net. Penarth, UK, (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).}}, leaving a widow he'd married on 27 June, 1904. Blomefield was buried at sea at 28 degrees 40" N. 50 degrees 50" E..<ref> Blomefield Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:D7602878|ADM 196/44/92.|196/44/92.| |+}} ADM 196/44/92.}} f. 102.</ref>
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edward G. Lowther-Crofton |
Captain of H.M.S. Juno 16 Feb, 1914<ref>Blomefield Service Record. The National Archives. {{#if:D7602878|ADM 196/44/92.|196/44/92.| |+}} ADM 196/44/92.}} f. 102.</ref>{{#if:p. 333|<ref>The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 333.</ref>|Admiralty. The Navy List. (April, 1914). Corrected to 18 March, 1914. Copy on Archive.org.}} – Aug, 1914[Inference] |
Succeeded by Arthur K. Macrorie |
Footnotes
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