Francis Ward (British Army officer)
British Army general
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Major-General Francis William Ward CB (1840–1919) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial position in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.
Francis Ward | |
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Rank | Major-General |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Ward was born in 1840, the son of John Ward.[1] He was educated at the East India Company's Military College at Addiscombe in 1856–7, before entering the Bengal Artillery.[1] He then served during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.[1] He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Bengal Artillery in 1862.[2]
He served on the North West Frontier from 1863 to 1864 and took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War from 1879 to 1880.[1] He later became a Colonel on the Staff Commanding the Royal Artillery in the Punjab.[1] He rose through the officer ranks and became a major general in 1895.[3]
He was made Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery on 1 May 1902[4] and then held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park immediately after World War I.[5]
He died in 1919 in London, England.[6]
Family
He married Alice MacMullen, daughter of General S. F. MacMullen of the Bengal Cavalry in 1862.[1]