| Francis William Ward | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major General Francis William Ward CB (1840–1919) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior Ceremonial Post in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.
Military career[]
Ward was born in 1840, the son of John Ward.[1] He was educated at the East India Company's Military College at Addiscombe in 1856–7, before entering the Bengal Artillery.[1] He then served during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.[1] He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Bengal Artillery in 1862.[2]
He served on the North West Frontier from 1863 to 1864 and took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1879 to 1880.[1] He later became a Colonel on the Staff Commanding the Royal Artillery in the Punjab.[1] He rose through the officer ranks and became a Major-General in 1895.[3]
He was made Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in 1902[4] and then held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park immediately after World War I.[5]
He died in 1919 in London, England.[6]
Family[]
He married Alice MacMullen, daughter of General S. F. MacMullen of the Bengal Cavalry in 1862.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 C. Hayavando Rao, ed (1915). The Indian Biographical Dictionary. Madras: Pillar & Co.. pp. 458. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_%281915%29/Ward,_Major-General_Francis_William. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ "No. 22621". 29 April 1862. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22621/page/
- ↑ "No. 26632". 7 June 1895. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26632/page/
- ↑ "No. 27439". 3 June 1902. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27439/page/
- ↑ Royal Artillery at Regiments.org
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=cYCpwVcpDfAKclOogkNS9Q&scan=1. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
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