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Edward Bloomfield

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Edward Bloomfield

Birth
England
Death
22 Jan 1879 (aged 43)
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Burial
uMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Add to Map
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Quartermaster of the 2/24th (2nd Warwickshire Regt.).

Enlisted in the Scots Fusilier Guards at the age of 11.

According to survivors of Isandhlwana, Bloomfield was getting boxes of ammunition when he slumped over on the boxes.

It turned out that he was shot in the head by a stray Zulu bullet.

In the 1979 film "Zulu Dawn", Bloomfield is portrayed by Peter Vaughan.
Quartermaster of the 2/24th (2nd Warwickshire Regt.).

Enlisted in the Scots Fusilier Guards at the age of 11.

According to survivors of Isandhlwana, Bloomfield was getting boxes of ammunition when he slumped over on the boxes.

It turned out that he was shot in the head by a stray Zulu bullet.

In the 1979 film "Zulu Dawn", Bloomfield is portrayed by Peter Vaughan.

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  • Created by: gordonphilbin
  • Added: Dec 21, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63202009/edward-bloomfield: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Bloomfield (7 Nov 1835–22 Jan 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63202009, citing Isandhlwana Battlefield, uMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Maintained by gordonphilbin (contributor 47346381).