John Blashford-Snell
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Colonel John Blashford-Snell OBE |
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| Birth name | John Nicholas Blashford-Snell |
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22 October 1936 Hereford, Herefordshire, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1954–1991 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Service number | 453555 |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Sherman |
Colonel John Nicholas Blashford-Snell OBE (born 22 October 1936) is a former British Army officer, explorer and author. He founded Operation Raleigh and the Scientific Exploration Society.
John Nicholas Blashford-Snell was born on 22 October 1936 in Hereford, England, the son of the Reverend Leland John Blashford-Snell (1903 – 1978) of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department and Gwendoline Ives Sadler. Blashford-Snell grew up in Herefordshire and Jersey and was educated at Victoria College, Jersey from 1950. Blashford-Snell joined the British Army and attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an officer cadet after which he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 2 August 1957.
Having served his initial two years of his commission as a Second Lieutenant Blashford-Snell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 August 1959 and then Captain after four years on 2 August 1963. Further promotion followed to the rank of Major on 31 December 1968 and Lieutenant Colonel on 30 June 1976 before reaching his final rank of Colonel on 30 June 1982. After 37 years of service, Blashford-Snell retired from the British Army on 30 December 1991.
He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1976 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.
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