Robert Ward (British Army officer)

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Robert Ward
Born (1935-10-17) 17 October 1935 (age 88)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
22nd Armoured Brigade
Western District
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Robert William Ward CB MBE DL (born 17 October 1935) is a former British Army officer.

Military career[edit]

Educated at Rugby School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Ward was commissioned into the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) in 1955.[1] He became commanding officer of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards in 1975.[1] He went on to be commander of 22nd Armoured Brigade in 1977, Assistant Chief of Staff, Northern Army Group in 1983 and General Officer Commanding Western District in 1986 before retiring in 1989.[2]

In 1966 he married Lavinia Dorothy Cramsie; they have two sons and one daughter.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding Western District
1986–1989
Succeeded by