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{{Short description|British Army general}} | {{Short description|British Army general}} | ||
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Ward was born in 1840, the son of John Ward.<ref name=indianbio>{{cite book|title=The Indian Biographical Dictionary|editor=C. Hayavando Rao|publisher=Pillar & Co.|location=Madras|year=1915|pages=458|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_%281915%29/Ward,_Major-General_Francis_William|accessdate=17 March | Ward was born in 1840, the son of John Ward.<ref name=indianbio>{{cite book|title=The Indian Biographical Dictionary|editor=C. Hayavando Rao|publisher=Pillar & Co.|location=Madras|year=1915|pages=458|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary_%281915%29/Ward,_Major-General_Francis_William|accessdate=17 March 2010}}</ref> He was educated at the [[East India Company]]'s [[Addiscombe Military Seminary|Military College at Addiscombe]] in 1856–7, before entering the [[Bengal Artillery]].<ref name=indianbio/> He then served during the [[Indian Mutiny of 1857|Indian Mutiny]] of 1857.<ref name=indianbio/> He was appointed a [[Lieutenant]] in the Royal Bengal Artillery in 1862.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22621|page=2232|date=29 April 1862}}</ref> | ||
He served on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] from 1863 to 1864 and took part in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] from 1879 to 1880.<ref name=indianbio/> He later became a [[Colonel]] on the Staff Commanding the Royal Artillery in the [[Punjab region|Punjab]].<ref name=indianbio/> He rose through the officer ranks and became a [[major general]] in 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26632|page=3255|date=7 June 1895}}</ref> | He served on the [[North-West Frontier (military history)|North West Frontier]] from 1863 to 1864 and took part in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]] from 1879 to 1880.<ref name=indianbio/> He later became a [[Colonel]] on the Staff Commanding the Royal Artillery in the [[Punjab region|Punjab]].<ref name=indianbio/> He rose through the officer ranks and became a [[major general]] in 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26632|page=3255|date=7 June 1895}}</ref> | ||
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Francis William Ward | |
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| 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[edit | edit source]
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 on 1 May 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[edit | edit source]
He married Alice MacMullen, daughter of General S. F. MacMullen of the Bengal Cavalry in 1862.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 C. Hayavando Rao, ed. (1915). The Indian Biographical Dictionary. Madras: Pillar & Co. p. 458. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ↑ "No. 22621". The London Gazette. 29 April 1862. p. 2232.
- ↑ "No. 26632". The London Gazette. 7 June 1895. p. 3255.
- ↑ "No. 27439". The London Gazette. 3 June 1902. p. 3607.
- ↑ "Royal Artillery at Regiments.org". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
| Preceded by Sir Robert Biddulph |
Master Gunner, St James's Park 1918–1919 |
Succeeded by Sir Edward Chapman |