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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: Leo Kearon on Wednesday 07 December 16 12:03 GMT (UK)
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I am looking for any information on Lt.-Col. John Aylward Blood's military career. I know he married Frederica Gamble who killed herself in 1838 and on her grave he is only down as a major and he was in The 68th Regiment of Foot. However despite his high rank, I can't seem to find anything about his career.
Any help would be appreciated
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Do you have the information about his children and parents on peerage.com ?
Ken
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Got his family info from the Peerage, I'm looking for any info on his military career, there is a Private John Blood of the 18th Hussars who was at Waterloo but I'm not sure it is him, he would have been 18 at the time.
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Born 27Dec 1797, Died 22Jly1847.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_(Durham)_Regiment_of_Foot_(Light_Infantry).
http://thepeerage.com/p28234.htm.
There's more if Googled.
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Image 1845. Note the new 'Albert Pot' shako.
http://www.britishbattles.com/crimean-war/sevastopol/68th-regiment.jpg.
1819. Light Company, correction, 68th was light infantry regiment by 1819.
http://thumbs3.picclick.com/d/l400/pict/291841480514_/Rare-Military-Postcard-Private-68Th-Regiment-Of-Foot.jpg.
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The London Gazette will list promotions and some other military events.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/
A search on "blood" between 1813 and 1847 came up with 336 references, mostly not relevant, but the first probable I found was 25 Nov 1813 issue 16815 p2368:
(list of wounded attached to report from Wellington in the Peninsuila Campaign)
Volunteers - 59th foot, 2nd batt. John A Blood. slightly.
Good hunting.
Philip
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See
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C13323903