We remember Robert George Ward

We remember Robert George Ward

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Timeline

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1885
sibling John Ward Source:6178852 1885
1888
sibling Henry Wright Ward Source:6178852 1888
1890
birth Hadleigh Suffolk United Kingdom Source:6178846 27th August 1890
1890
location One Gallows Hill, Hadleigh, Suffolk United Kingdom parents address Source:6178852 27th August 1890 - 26th May 1918
1893
sibling Frederick William Ward Source:6178852 1893
1896
sibling Ernest Joe Ward Source:6178852 1896
1908
enlistment Ipswich Suffolk United Kingdom Source:6178852 15th January 1908
1908
service British Army Lance Corporal 13559 Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion Source:6178852 22nd June 1908 - 16th September 1908
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6178852 12th August 1914 - 25th May 1918
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6178852 12th August 1914 - 26th May 1918
1914
service British Army sergeant 13559 Grenadier Guards Source:6178852 28th November 1914 - 7th November 1916
1915
hospitalisation Gun shot wound to left leg at Battle of Loos Hospital/Institution Source:6178852 25th October 1915
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:6178852 November 1917
1917
awards Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration Source:6178852 November 1917
education Bridge Street school Hadleigh Suffolk United Kingdom Source:6178852
events Reduced to ranks Military Discipline France Nature of inefficiency not known. Source:6178852
hospitalisation Wounded in wrist Oct 1917 mentioned in letter home Hospital/Institution Source:6178852
service British Army Serjeant 13559 Grenadier Guards Source:4619204
service British Army Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion Source:6178852
1918
death Killed in Action The 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards War Diary records that a Corporal was killed by our own artillery shooting short. He was the only corporal recorded as being killed on that day. Ayette France Source:7263817 Source:6178846 26th May 1918
burial Ayette British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais Ayette France Military Cemetery France Source:7263817 Source:6178852

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert George
Initials RG
Last Name Ward
Source 6178852
First Names Robert George
Initials RG
Last Name Ward
Source 6178846
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
One Gallows Hill, Hadleigh, Suffolk United Kingdom parents address 27th August 1890 - 26th May 1918
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 13559 Grenadier Guards Serjeant
British Army Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion
British Army 13559 Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 13559 Grenadier Guards sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Military Medal (MM) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hannah Ward mother
John Ward father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John ward brother 1885
Henry Wright Ward brother 1888
Frederick William Ward brother 1893
Ernest Joe Ward brother 1896
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Hazel Light brown
DateHeightSource
1908-01-15 6'0"
Religion
DateReligionSource
Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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