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| − | '''George Desborough Ward''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''George Desborough Ward''', (15 December, 1876 – 5 September, 1913) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | There appears to be some confusion about when and how Ward joined {{UK-1Britannia}}. | |
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| − | Ward was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Ward was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1899. |
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| − | + | Ward was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1911 and placed in the {{UK-Queen|f=t}}. | |
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| − | + | In late August, 1913 he was hospitalised with a hernia in an old operation. He would die on 5 September, aged thirty-six. | |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Oliver Elles Leggett|Oliver E. Leggett]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Plucky (1870)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Plucky'']]'''<br>10 Feb, 1909{{NMI|8 Feb. 1909, p. 7}} – 4 Jan, 1910|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Evans Freke Aylmer|Henry E. F. Aylmer]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 7 April 2022
Commander George Desborough Ward, (15 December, 1876 – 5 September, 1913) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
There appears to be some confusion about when and how Ward joined Britannia.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1899.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911 and placed in the battleship Queen.
In late August, 1913 he was hospitalised with a hernia in an old operation. He would die on 5 September, aged thirty-six.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Oliver E. Leggett |
Captain of H.M.S. Plucky 10 Feb, 1909[1] – 4 Jan, 1910 |
Succeeded by Henry E. F. Aylmer |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 8 Feb. 1909, p. 7.
