Elkington became a
lieutenant with the
6th Regiment of Foot in 1849. He served with his Regiment during the 7th and 8th
Xhosa Wars. 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. He was appointed
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 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
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. ==References==