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After the war, having demonstrated in the previous five years high competence as both a field commander and staff officer, Ward received appointments in both disciplines at the highest levels. He was promoted to substantive major general in 1947 and appointed in quick succession as
Director of
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in March 1943, the largest military exercise held in the United
Kingdom. Stopford appears to have formed a high opinion of Ward, as he recommended him for command in the field, which saw him depart for the
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741:(VC) of the war. After successfully completing its task, the division, after having sustained heavy casualties, was rested until late June when it rejoined the front line on the
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partisans opposed to the new provisional government. By mid-January order was restored and in April 1945 Ward handed over command of the 4th
Division to Major General
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305:. Serving 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
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in
February 1957, and held the post until January 1960. He left to become, in May 1960, Commander-in-Chief, British Forces Middle East which was re-designated
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which, strangely, Stopford, his corps commander in
England, had commanded in France in 1940. The brigade was one of three which formed part of Major General
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from 1968 until 1984 and, following convention for retired senior officers, he maintained links with the
British Army through the honorary positions of
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Operations at the War Office and commandant of the Staff College, Camberley, in 1947 and 1948 respectively. He assumed command of
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from 1944 to 1945. After the war ended in 1945, Ward went on to hold several staff and field appointments at the highest levels, including
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only in 1937. However, the Second World War, which began just two years later, allowed him to demonstrate his high ability as both a
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549:(Operation Husky). However, within a week of arriving he was ordered to exchange jobs once more, and assumed command of the
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divisions. This made Ward, at the time, one of the youngest division commanders in the
British Army (only
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in the new year honours list in 1959 and from
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in September 1939, Ward was serving as a GSO2 in the Directorate of Military Intelligence at the
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to rest and refit, but was instead moved to Greece, where it was involved in fighting against
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for an appropriate vacancy. In February 1939 he was seconded to India for staff service as a
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It was likely this exemplary record which resulted in his next appointment. Given the
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in June 1962, where he presided over the introduction of the 1964 constitution. The
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of major general, unusual for someone still under the age of forty, Ward became the
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The brigade saw action during the Eighth Army's advance from Foggia, notably on the
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in January 1932, and completed his posting in September 1932. He went on to the
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at the unusually young age of 39 years and 3 months old, he led the division in
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in mid-January and was involved in heavy fighting until the end of the month.
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Lieutenant-General Sir Dudley Ward (centre) visiting the Netherlands in 1959.
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in mid-May 1943 and had to be rapidly prepared and brought to peak fitness.
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which had consumed so much of the fighting on the Western Front during the
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while Urquhart became BGS XII Corps, which had seen recent action in the
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is named in his honour. He was also made a knight of the charitable
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Ward returned to Germany in January 1957 as Commander-in-Chief of
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In August the division, now serving as part of Lieutenant General
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in London. In May 1940 Ward was appointed as an instructor at the
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Ward retired from the army in 1965. In retirement he served as a
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and a commander of troops in the field. Receiving command of the
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to the Commander of the Lahore District, achieved promotion to
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on vacating the appointment in May 1962. He was advanced to
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Hon. Colonel University Training Corps (Liverpool) (1951â57)
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Ward remained with 43 Recce until July 1942 when he became
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In late September 1943 Ward exchanged jobs with Brigadier
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was one of his instructors. In 1937, Ward was promoted to
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In early March the 5th Division, now under Major General
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Dudley Ward was born on 27 January 1905 in Avenue Road,
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became the order of the day, most notable among them
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Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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The division, serving as part of Lieutenant General
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under command, participated in numerous large-scale
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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1798:. Stroud (UK): Spellmount. p. 544 pages.
682:being younger). The division, composed of the
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1740:(Supplement). 5 November 1965. p. 10427.
1680:(Supplement). 28 November 1961. p. 8689.
1050:(Supplement). 12 February 1963. p. 1401.
357:Grammar School, Ward went on to serve in the
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2664:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
1817:. Barnsley, U.K.: Pen & Sword Military.
1660:(Supplement). 5 December 1958. p. 7497.
954:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
793:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
561:, which Ward led in the early stages of the
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1540:(Supplement). 1 February 1957. p. 799.
1500:(Supplement). 2 October 1956. p. 5615.
1010:(Supplement). 5 February 1957. p. 870.
881:Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
592:, which itself formed the left wing of the
450:, initially the reconnaissance unit of the
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1977:Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
1926:Commandant of the Staff College, Camberley
1894:Colonel of the King's Regiment (Liverpool)
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1640:(Supplement). 30 December 1958. p. 2.
1580:(Supplement). 29 April 1960. p. 3111.
1560:(Supplement). 5 January 1960. p. 249.
1520:(Supplement). 1 January 1957. p. 144.
1480:(Supplement). 30 December 1952. p. 7.
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1070:(Supplement). 26 March 1957. p. 1945.
990:(Supplement). 20 March 1951. p. 1561.
844:, relinquishing the post in October 1956.
842:Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
446:(43 Recce), previously the 5th Battalion,
327:Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff
20:
2604:Academics of the Staff College, Camberley
1600:(Supplement). 22 June 1962. p. 5109.
1457:(Supplement). 13 June 1947. p. 2711.
1341:(Supplement). 4 April 1944. p. 1587.
1114:Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
1030:(Supplement). 7 March 1958. p. 1587.
923:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
896:Governor and Commander-in-Chief Gibraltar
877:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
466:succeeded in March 1942 by Major General
242:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1620:(Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3369.
1437:(Supplement). 11 May 1948. p. 2917.
1417:(Supplement). 3 July 1945. p. 3490.
727:Fourth and final Battle of Monte Cassino
951:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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713:, the 4th's role was to create several
2649:Graduates of the Staff College, Quetta
478:, then commanded byLieutenant General
452:48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
337:, retiring as a full general in 1965.
2609:British Army generals of World War II
444:43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment
186:43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment
7:
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840:. He returned to Britain in 1953 as
365:for three years before entering the
1779:. London: William Kimber & Co.
788:, the British commander in Greece.
729:the following month, where Captain
2472:British dependent territory (1981)
797:Companion of the Order of the Bath
764:, the Eighth Army's attack on the
752:'s V Corps (later transferring to
14:
2619:Commanders of the Legion of Merit
2516:British Overseas Territory (2002)
1194:. 23 February 1937. p. 1256.
756:), found itself once more on the
367:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
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2004:C-in-C British Army of the Rhine
1269:. 13 October 1939. p. 6874.
1154:. 12 February 1932. p. 954.
725:in contemporary sources) in the
223:Commander of the Legion of Merit
31:
16:British Army general (1905â1991)
1229:. 7 February 1939. p. 864.
1090:. 1 February 1929. p. 772.
514:53rd (Welsh) Infantry Divisions
460:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
2669:Military personnel from Dorset
1760:. 19 April 1968. p. 4527.
1249:. 24 March 1939. p. 2015.
1174:. 16 March 1934. p. 1780.
341:Early life and military career
1:
2629:Deputy lieutenants of Suffolk
1700:. 22 June 1962. p. 5018.
602:First Battle of Monte Cassino
426:Service in the United Kingdom
411:General Staff Officer Grade 3
2679:People from Wimborne Minster
1720:. 3 July 1962. p. 5305.
1134:. 20 May 1932. p. 3280.
968:UK public library membership
721:(wrongly referred to as the
711:8th Indian Infantry Division
413:(GSO3), but was recalled to
815:General Sir Dudley Ward as
649:Distinguished Service Order
569:, commanded by Montgomery.
407:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
248:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
215:Distinguished Service Order
136:King's Regiment (Liverpool)
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1775:Blaxland, Gregory (1979).
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156:British Army of the Rhine
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2154:Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
1839:Generals of World War II
1357:17 November 2015 at the
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448:Gloucestershire Regiment
440:Staff College, Camberley
369:. From Sandhurst he was
166:Staff College, Camberley
1950:GOC 1st (British) Corps
942:Warner, Philip (2004).
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482:, itself serving under
430:By the outbreak of the
219:Mentioned in Despatches
2639:Governors of Gibraltar
2083:Governors of Gibraltar
1794:Mead, Richard (2007).
960:10.1093/ref:odnb/50667
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784:to Lieutenant General
692:28th Infantry Brigades
405:, transferring to the
260:Sir Alfred Dudley Ward
181:231st Infantry Brigade
2594:British Army generals
2034:Governor of Gibraltar
2027:Sir Charles Keightley
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817:Governor of Gibraltar
814:
795:in April 1945, and a
664:4th Infantry Division
651:(DSO) in April 1944.
629:British 56th Division
559:5th Infantry Division
551:17th Infantry Brigade
484:South-Eastern Command
395:Staff College, Quetta
315:4th Infantry Division
303:Governor of Gibraltar
176:17th Infantry Brigade
171:4th Infantry Division
100:Years of service
1813:Smart, Nick (2005).
885:Aide-de-Camp General
832:and was advanced to
617:Philip Gregson-Ellis
586:Sir Richard McCreery
379:Dorsetshire Regiment
240:Colonel Commandant,
132:Dorsetshire Regiment
2283:Crown colony (1830)
2241:Kent and Strathearn
2044:Sir Gerald Lathbury
2019:Government offices
1855:Hayman Hayman-Joyce
861:Northern Army Group
606:amphibious crossing
567:British Eighth Army
543:231st Brigade Group
529:in September 1943.
2599:Burials in Suffolk
1757:The London Gazette
1737:The London Gazette
1717:The London Gazette
1697:The London Gazette
1677:The London Gazette
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1434:The London Gazette
1414:The London Gazette
1394:The London Gazette
1338:The London Gazette
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1266:The London Gazette
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1131:The London Gazette
1087:The London Gazette
1067:The London Gazette
1047:The London Gazette
1027:The London Gazette
1007:The London Gazette
987:The London Gazette
919:Colonel Commandant
900:Dudley Ward Tunnel
889:Queen Elizabeth II
867:, was promoted to
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830:lieutenant general
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780:, where he became
735:Hampshire Regiment
520:, most notably in
399:Bernard Montgomery
331:Commander-in-Chief
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2041:Succeeded by
2013:Sir James Cassels
2011:Succeeded by
1984:Succeeded by
1970:Sir John Whiteley
1960:Sir James Cassels
1957:Succeeded by
1933:Succeeded by
1911:Military offices
1901:Succeeded by
1869:Succeeded by
1847:Military offices
1805:978-1-86227-431-0
966:(Subscription or
911:Deputy Lieutenant
873:Near East Command
750:Charles Keightley
696:Tunisian campaign
623:and moved to the
512:, 43rd (Wessex),
470:, was serving in
375:second lieutenant
301:and later became
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151:Near East Command
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1997:Sir Richard Gale
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610:Garigliano river
563:Italian campaign
533:Italy and Greece
522:Exercise Spartan
506:Montagu Stopford
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929:References
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