Major-General James Robert Brunker (22 December 1806 – 24 March 1869) was Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong.

[2] He went on to be deputy adjutant-general in Ceylon in 1852[3] before being appointed Inspecting Field Officer for the Recruiting District in 1860.

[4] He was promoted to major-general in 1865[5] and then made Commander of British Troops in China and Hong Kong in 1867.

[6] He died in Hong Kong in 1869 and is buried there.

[7] On 9 August 1842 he married Marianne Molyneux, daughter of John Molyneux of Gravel Hill, Ludlow.