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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Ward was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 July, 1880, vice [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Hood]]. | Ward was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 23 July, 1880, vice [[Arthur William Acland Hood, First Baron Hood|Hood]].{{Gaz|24869|4211|30 July, 1880}} | ||
He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of [[Malta Dockyard]] on 25 March, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 305}} | He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of [[Malta Dockyard]] on 25 March, 1885.{{NLSep85|p. 305}} | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 5 April, 1892, vice [[George Willes Watson|Watson]]. | He was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} dated 5 April, 1892, vice [[George Willes Watson|Watson]].{{Gaz|26279|2252|15 April, 1892}} | ||
In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], Ward was placed on the Retired List on 9 December, 1894. | In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870]], Ward was placed on the Retired List on 9 December, 1894.{{Gaz|26578|7278|11 December, 1894}} He died at the Hotel Burlington, Boscombe, on 20 November, 1900, aged seventy.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths). ''The Times''. Thursday, 22 November, 1900. Issue '''36306''', col A, p. 1.</ref> | ||
==Service Records== | ==Service Records== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 7 April 2022
Admiral THE HONOURABLE William John Ward, Royal Navy (9 December, 1829 – 20 November, 1900) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Ward was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 23 July, 1880, vice Hood.[1]
He was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard on 25 March, 1885.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of Admiral dated 5 April, 1892, vice Watson.[3]
In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, Ward was placed on the Retired List on 9 December, 1894.[4] He died at the Hotel Burlington, Boscombe, on 20 November, 1900, aged seventy.[5]
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frederick A. Herbert |
Captain of H.M.S. Cambridge 8 Aug, 1874[6] |
Succeeded by Thomas le Hunte Ward |
| Preceded by William Graham |
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard 25 Mar, 1885[7] |
Succeeded by Robert G. Douglas |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24869. p. 4211. 30 July, 1880.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 305.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26279. p. 2252. 15 April, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26578. p. 7278. 11 December, 1894.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Thursday, 22 November, 1900. Issue 36306, col A, p. 1.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (June, 1875). p. 136.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 305.
