Background
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was 43 years old, and a captain in the Scout Corps, 2nd South African Mounted Brigade, South African Forces during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital. On 24 August 1916 at Mlali, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), when consolidating his new position after being heavily attacked and being forced to retire, Captain Bloomfield found that one of the wounded - a corporal - had not been evacuated with the rest. At considerable personal risk the captain went back over 400 yards of ground swept by machine-gun and rifle fire and managed to reach the wounded man and bring him back to safety. Whilst he was Scots born he is also considered South African as he emigrated there.
He is buried in the cemetery in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.