Joseph Brome (British Army general)
Major-General Joseph Brome (c. 1713–1796) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior Ceremonial Post in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.
Joseph Brome | |
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| Born | c. 1713 |
| Died | 1796 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
Biography
Joseph Brome was the son of Sir Charles Brome (who served in the British Army for 62 years—from 1689 to 1760).[1]
Brome joined the British Army as a drummer boy[2] aged eight years.[3] He went on to command the 1st Battalion of the Royal Artillery.[4]
He held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1760[5] and, later, of Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery as well.[6]
He was promoted to Major-General in 1793[7] and died in 1796,[6] after serving in the Royal Artillery for 75 years.[1]
Family
Broom had two stepsons, Joseph Walton and Thomas Walton both of whom also served in the Royal Artillery. The former from 1753 until 1806 (62 years service) and the latter from 1760 until 1830 (31 years service). He also had an adopted son Joseph Brome (died 1825) who also had a distinguished military career serving in the Royal Artillery for 31 years.[1]
Notes
- Murdoch 1894, p. 214.
- Otago Witness, Putanga 2722, 16 Haratua 1906, Page 62
- The Music of the Army
- National Archives
- "Royal Artillery at Regiments.org". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "No. 13893". The London Gazette. 17 May 1796. p. 476.
- "No. 13582". The London Gazette. 15 October 1793. p. 913.
References
Further reading
- Murdoch, Robert Hamilton (1895). The Brome-Walton family. Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution.
| Honorary titles | ||
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| Preceded by James Deal |
Master Gunner, St James's Park 1760–1769 |
Succeeded by Held by an NCO |