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Revision as of 13:42, 13 May 2019
Captain (retired) Bernard John Hamilton Ward, O.B.E., R.N. (13 March, 1875 – 20 September, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Stoneham, the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.
Ward was appointed in command of the destroyer Greyhound on 10 December, 1903.[1]
Ward was commended for his admirable handling of Roebuck as he rendered assistance to the grounded Arab, sometime during 1905. His next appointment was to King Alfred, where he served as first Lieutenant from 1 January 1906 until she paid off on 15 January, 1908. He then spent four months as first lieutenant in Swiftsure, being then promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908. Perhaps while he was in Swiftsure, an A.B. named Symonds was killed in a winch accident, and it was found that Ward could have issued more detailed instructions.
He was appointed in command of the gunboat Foxhound on 21 August, 1911.[2] He grounded her, and received the displeasure of the Admiralty.
From 1913 until 1 February 1915, he served as Flag Commander to Admiral Lowry, in late 1914 being thanked for his clever ideas on methods he had adopted to deal with submarine attack. He then followed Admiral Lowry to a position providing extended defence to the Firth of Forth. On 21 March 1916, this position became a staff position under Admiral Lowry, with Ward serving with the rank of Acting Captain. This lasted through the end of the war. On 17 July 1919, Ward fell ill. A series of hospitalisations did not sufficiently restore his health.
Ward was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with the rank of Captain on 8 October, 1920.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Charles M. Foot |
Captain of H.M.S. Snapper 16 May, 1903 – 26 Jun, 1903 |
Succeeded by Bernard J. H. Ward |
Preceded by John W. E. Townsend |
Captain of H.M.S. Avon 27 Jun, 1903 – 14 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Charles E. Cundall |
Preceded by George L. Massey |
Captain of H.M.S. Opossum 14 Aug, 1903 – 10 Dec, 1903 |
Succeeded by George P. Leith |
Preceded by John F. E. Green |
Captain of H.M.S. Greyhound 10 Dec, 1903[3] – 10 Jan, 1904[Inference] |
Succeeded by Wilmot S. Nicholson |
Preceded by Bernard J. H. Ward |
Captain of H.M.S. Snapper 10 Jan, 1904[4] – 11 Oct, 1904 |
Succeeded by Reginald C. L. Owen |
Preceded by Howard J. Kennard |
Captain of H.M.S. Angler 9 Nov, 1904 – 30 Dec, 1904 |
Succeeded by John R. Corner |
Preceded by Colpoys C. Walcott |
Captain of H.M.S. Hunter 3 Jan, 1905 – 23 May, 1905 |
Succeeded by William J. Scott |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Rother 23 May, 1905 – 1 Aug, 1905 |
Succeeded by William S. F. Forbes |
Preceded by Arthur S. Chambers |
Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck 1 Aug, 1905[5] – 1 Jan, 1906 |
Succeeded by Stanley V. Ellis |
Preceded by Arthur B. F. Dawson |
Captain of H.M.S. Wolf 26 Jan, 1909[6] – 30 Apr, 1910 |
Succeeded by Clive C. H. Maitland-Addison |
Preceded by Stuart D. Blair |
Captain of H.M.S. Teazer 3 Apr, 1910 – 20 Jan, 1911 |
Succeeded by Reginald H. Ransome |
Preceded by Thomas K. Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Conflict 27 Jan, 1911[7] – 21 Aug, 1911 |
Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard |
Preceded by Spencer F. Russell |
Captain of H.M.S. Dasher 27 Mar, 1911 – 30 Mar, 1911 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Arthur K. Macrorie |
Captain of H.M.S. Foxhound 21 Aug, 1911[8] – 4 Nov, 1913 |
Succeeded by William G. Howard |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 12 December, 1903. Issue 37262, col D, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 December, 1903. Issue 37262, col D, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 397a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1913). p. 317.