John Elkington (British Army officer)

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John Elkington
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John Elkington
Born10 April 1830[1]
Dublin, Ireland[2]
Died21 February 1889(1889-02-21) (aged 58)
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Guernsey
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of servicec.1848–1889
RankLieutenant General
Battles/wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant General John Henry Ford Elkington CB (10 April 1830 – 21 February 1889) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.

Military career[]

Elkington became a lieutenant with the 6th Regiment of Foot in 1849.[3] He served with his Regiment during the 7th and 8th Xhosa Wars.[4] He was appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General to the Ottoman Contingent during the Crimean War and then became Aide-de-Camp to Sir John Michel during the Indian Mutiny.[4] He continued to serve as Aide-de-Camp to Michel during the Second Opium War.[4] In 1880 he became Deputy Adjutant-General for the Auxiliary Forces at Army Headquarters.[5]

He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1885 and died in office in 1889.[6] He was also Honorary Colonel of the Fortress and Railway Forces.[7]

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 cashiered in 1914 during the First World War and afterwards served in the French Foreign Legion, winning medals for bravery. In 1916 he was reinstated in his rank in the British Army.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Boase, Frederic (2018). Modern English Biography (volume 1 of 4) A-H. Litres. p. 1867. ISBN 978-5-04-126964-7. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ 1881 England Census
  3. ^ "No. 20962". The London Gazette. 30 March 1849. p. 1038.
  4. ^ a b c Hart's Army List 1880
  5. ^ "No. 24838". The London Gazette. 27 April 1880. p. 2727.
  6. ^ "Guernsey". World Statesmen. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. ^ "No. 25812". The London Gazette. 1 May 1888. p. 2471.
  8. ^ "The story of Lt-Col John Ford Elkington, D.S.O., (1866-1944) and his portrait by William Orpen". Orpen Research Archives. 21 July 2020.
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
1885–1889 		Succeeded by
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