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Name: BLOOMFIELD, Charles Henry
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1888 Stoke Damerel, Devon
Death Date: 13 July 1972 Plymouth
First Date: 1914
Profession: Accountant, Management Dept of KUR&H
Area: Nairobi
Married: Jeanie Seymour Rogers b. 20 July 1896 Stockport, d. Nov 1989 Norwich
Children: Jean Mary (21 July 1920 London-2014); Dorothy Beatrice (10 Sep1921 Nairobi-2003); James Seymour Charles (9 Jan 1929 Nairobi-2005); Julia Rosemary (18 Aug 1933 Nairobi); Edward George (29 July 1934 Nairobi-1996)
Book Reference: Golf, KAD, Red 25, Red 22, Harmony, Dominion, Diana Van Rensburg, Gazette, Red 19
General Information:
Member of Harmony Lodge - Initiated 4/2/29, age 39, Civil Servant
Dominion - Public Works Department - Railways - Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Dept. - Workshop Accountant - 1930
Gazette - 12/11/1919 - Register of Voters - Nairobi, North Area - Charles Henry Bloomfield - Uganda Railway, Railway Avenue and Mrs Jeanie Bloomfield - Uganda Railway, Railway Avenue
Red Book 1919 - C H Bloomfield - Nairobi
KAD 1922 - Asst. Chief Accountant, Uganda Railway
Gazette 16 Nov 1936 Voters List 1936 - Charles Henry Bloomfield, KUR, Upper Hill Rd., Nbi and Mrs Jeanie Bloomfield, Upper Hill Rd., Nbi
Captain of Railway Golf Club in 1934. Elected Life Member in 1934. Winner of Felling Cup - Railway GC Championship - 1937.
1939 England and Wales Register - living in Hornsey
Blue Book 1930 1st appt 15.5.1914
EAS 24 May 1928 Retirement. Efficient and popular. He joined the KUR and H in May 1914 as a section clerk in the accounts department. He had war service with the railways unit and in September 1920 was promoted to be an assistant chief accountant. In 1928 he became assistant administrative superintendent and was made administrative assistant to the General Manager in 1930, a position he held until his retirement. He was awarded both the Jubilee and Coronation Medals and played a very big part in the promotion of various sporting activities among the railway staff at the club and at the Golf Club. He has been a prominent golfer and has won almost every pot or mug in railway golf club competitions. He captained the club on three occasions and has served on the committee since 1922. In Nairobi generally he had a wide circle of friends. Has five children, three boys and two girls. He will live in London now. Before he came here he was connected for several years with the Continental section of the railway now known as the Southern Railway. In 1936 he was secretary to Sir Osborne Mance during the inquiry into the coordination of transport.