Eric Harding Ward
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 ? |
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