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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Born in Midhurst. | Born in Midhurst. | ||
Admitted to Haslar for eight days with a wound on his right elbow on 1 September 1908. | |||
Ward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1910. | Ward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1910. | ||
Ward was reprimanded in 1912, perhaps while appointed to {{UK-Triumph}} after a Court Martial for improperly leaving a place of duty partly proved the charge. He was appointed to {{UK-1Blanche}} on 1 March 1912. | |||
Ward served in the R.I.M. troopship [[H.M.S. Hardinge (1900)|H.M.S. ''Hardinge'']] from 6 August 1914 to 3 November, 1915 when he moved to the R.I.M. troopship [[H.M.S. Dufferin (1904)|H.M.S. ''Dufferin'']]. | Ward served in the R.I.M. troopship [[H.M.S. Hardinge (1900)|H.M.S. ''Hardinge'']] from 6 August 1914 to 3 November, 1915 when he moved to the R.I.M. troopship [[H.M.S. Dufferin (1904)|H.M.S. ''Dufferin'']]. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gardenia (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gardenia'']]'''<br>18 Feb, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 799}} – May, 1919|Succeeded by<br>''' | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Gardenia (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Gardenia'']]'''<br>18 Feb, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 799}} – May, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Charlie Forder|Charlie Forder]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Norman Boyd Fleming Peploe|Norman B. F. Peploe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Druid (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Druid'']]'''<br>14 Jul, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 780}} – 8 Aug, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Norman Boyd Fleming Peploe|Norman B. F. Peploe]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Druid (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Druid'']]'''<br>14 Jul, 1919{{NLSep19|p. 780}}<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 01, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42167.</ref> – 8 Aug, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Eric Harding Ward|Eric H. Ward]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Eric Harding Ward|Eric H. Ward]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Druid (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Druid'']]'''<br>14 Aug, 1919 – 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
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{{CatBritannia|September, 1903}} | {{CatBritannia|September, 1903}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Eric Harding Ward, R.N. (27 July, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Midhurst.
Admitted to Haslar for eight days with a wound on his right elbow on 1 September 1908.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1910.
Ward was reprimanded in 1912, perhaps while appointed to Triumph after a Court Martial for improperly leaving a place of duty partly proved the charge. He was appointed to Blanche on 1 March 1912.
Ward served in the R.I.M. troopship H.M.S. Hardinge from 6 August 1914 to 3 November, 1915 when he moved to the R.I.M. troopship H.M.S. Dufferin.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1918.
Ward was placed on the Retired List at his own request with a gratuity on 17 January, 1920.
World War II
Ward served in Durban and Capetown.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 4 March, 1941.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Gardenia 18 Feb, 1918[1] – May, 1919 |
Succeeded by Charlie Forder |
| Preceded by Norman B. F. Peploe |
Captain of H.M.S. Druid 14 Jul, 1919[2][3] – 8 Aug, 1919 |
Succeeded by Eric H. Ward |
| Preceded by Eric H. Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. Druid 14 Aug, 1919 – 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
