Captain (retired) Bernard John Hamilton Ward, O.B.E., R.N. (13 March, 1875 – 20 September, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Stoneham, the son of a Lieutenant-Colonel.
Ward was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.
Ward was appointed in command of the destroyer Greyhound on 10 December, 1903.[1]
Ward was commended for his admirable handling of Roebuck as he rendered assistance to the grounded Arab, sometime during 1905. His next appointment was to King Alfred, where he served as first Lieutenant from 1 January 1906 until she paid off on 15 January, 1908. He then spent four months as first lieutenant in Swiftsure, being then promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.
He was appointed in command of the gunboat Foxhound on 21 August, 1911.[2]
Ward was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit with the rank of Captain on 8 October, 1920.
See Also
Naval Appointments
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Preceded by Charles M. Foot
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Captain of H.M.S. Snapper 16 May, 1903 – 26 Jun, 1903
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Succeeded by Bernard J. H. Ward
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Preceded by John W. E. Townsend
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Captain of H.M.S. Avon 27 Jun, 1903 – 14 Aug, 1903
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Succeeded by Charles E. Cundall
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Preceded by George L. Massey
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Captain of H.M.S. Opossum 14 Aug, 1903 – 10 Dec, 1903
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Succeeded by George P. Leith
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Preceded by John F. E. Green
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Captain of H.M.S. Greyhound 10 Dec, 1903[3]
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Succeeded by Wilmot S. Nicholson
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Preceded by Bernard J. H. Ward
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Captain of H.M.S. Snapper 10 Jan, 1904[4] – 11 Oct, 1904
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Succeeded by Reginald C. L. Owen
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Preceded by Howard J. Kennard
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Captain of H.M.S. Angler 9 Nov, 1904 – 30 Dec, 1904
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Succeeded by John R. Corner
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Preceded by Colpoys C. Walcott
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Captain of H.M.S. Hunter 3 Jan, 1905 – 23 May, 1905
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Succeeded by William J. Scott
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Preceded by New Command
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Captain of H.M.S. Rother 23 May, 1905 – 1 Aug, 1905
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Succeeded by William S. F. Forbes
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Preceded by Arthur S. Chambers
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Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck 1 Aug, 1905[5] – 1 Jan, 1906
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Succeeded by Stanley V. Ellis
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Preceded by Arthur B. F. Dawson
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Captain of H.M.S. Wolf 26 Jan, 1909[6] – 30 Apr, 1910
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Succeeded by Clive C. H. Maitland-Addison
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Preceded by Stuart D. Blair
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Captain of H.M.S. Teazer 3 Apr, 1910 – 20 Jan, 1911
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Succeeded by Reginald H. Ransome
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Preceded by Thomas K. Maxwell
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Captain of H.M.S. Conflict 27 Jan, 1911[7] – 21 Aug, 1911
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Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard
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Preceded by Spencer F. Russell
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Captain of H.M.S. Dasher 27 Mar, 1911 – 30 Mar, 1911
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Succeeded by ?
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Preceded by Arthur K. Macrorie
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Captain of H.M.S. Foxhound 21 Aug, 1911[8] – 4 Nov, 1913
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Succeeded by William G. Howard
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- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, 12 December, 1903. Issue 37262, col D, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 317.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 12 December, 1903. Issue 37262, col D, p. 9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 377.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 397a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 295.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1913). p. 317.