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John Henry Ford Elkington (10 April 1830 – 21 February 1889) was a

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officer who became

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Military career

Elkington became a

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with the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1849. He served with his Regiment during the 7th and 8th

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.Hart's Army List 1880
/ref> He was appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General to the Ottoman Contingent during the

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and then became Aide-de-Camp to Sir John Michel during the Indian Mutiny. He continued to serve as Aide-de-Camp to Michel during the Second Opium War. In 1880 he became Deputy Adjutant-General for the Auxiliary Forces at Army Headquarters. He was appointed

in 1885 and died in office in 1889. He was also Honorary Colonel of the Fortress and Railway Forces. His son, John Ford Elkington, was also an officer in the Royal Warwickshire regiment, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and command of a battalion. He was

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in 1914 during the

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and afterwards served in the

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, winning medals for bravery. In 1916 he was reinstated in his rank in the British Army.

References

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