Joseph Brome
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Major-General
Joseph Brome (died 1796) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior Ceremonial Post in the Royal Artillery
after the Sovereign
.
as a drummer boy
aged eight years. He went on to command the 1st Battalion of the Royal Artillery
.
He held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1760 and, later, of Colonel Commandant
of the Royal Artillery as well.
He was promoted to Major-General in 1793 and died in 1796.
Major-General (United Kingdom)
Major general is a senior rank in the British Army. Since 1996 the highest position within the Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of major general...
Joseph Brome (died 1796) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior Ceremonial Post in the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
after the Sovereign
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
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Military career
Brome joined the British ArmyBritish Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
as a drummer boy
Drummer boy (military)
Drummer boys were children recruited as military drummers for use on the battlefield.Armies regularly recruited young boys for this service, well into the nineteenth century...
aged eight years. He went on to command the 1st Battalion of the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
.
He held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1760 and, later, of Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant
Colonel Commandant is a military title used in the armed forces of some English-speaking countries. The title, not a substantive rank, could denote a senior colonel with authority over fellow colonels...
of the Royal Artillery as well.
He was promoted to Major-General in 1793 and died in 1796.