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General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), was a British Army officer during the Second World War and later Governor of Gibraltar. He served as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926. Slow peacetime career progression saw Ward achieving the rank of captain in only 1937 but the Second World War allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a staff officer and commander in the field. Receiving command of an infantry division at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months Ward went on to hold staff and field appointments at the highest levels after the war.

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  • Alfred Dudley Ward
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  • General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), was a British Army officer during the Second World War and later Governor of Gibraltar. He served as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926. Slow peacetime career progression saw Ward achieving the rank of captain in only 1937 but the Second World War allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a staff officer and commander in the field. Receiving command of an infantry division at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months Ward went on to hold staff and field appointments at the highest levels after the war.
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Birth Date
  • 1905-01-27(xsd:date)
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Sir Dudley Ward
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Awards
death date
  • 1991-12-28(xsd:date)
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  • 1944(xsd:integer)
  • 1948(xsd:integer)
  • 1951(xsd:integer)
  • 1953(xsd:integer)
  • 1957(xsd:integer)
  • 1962(xsd:integer)
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  • Colonel Commandant, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Colonel, King's Regiment (Liverpool)
  • Deputy Lieutenant of Suffolk
  • Hon. Colonel University Training Corps
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  • General Sir Alfred Dudley Ward, GCB, KBE, DSO (27 January 1905 – 28 December 1991), was a British Army officer during the Second World War and later Governor of Gibraltar. He served as an ordinary soldier for three years before being sent for officer training in 1926. Slow peacetime career progression saw Ward achieving the rank of captain in only 1937 but the Second World War allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a staff officer and commander in the field. Receiving command of an infantry division at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months Ward went on to hold staff and field appointments at the highest levels after the war.
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