His story
Frederick William Ward was a post office labourer.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/14171. His recorded unit was Depot.
He died on 25 March 1918, aged 44. He is buried in Woodgrange Park Cemetery, East Ham. His recorded grave or panel reference is 23. 7194.
Find a Grave names his wife Frances Elizabeth, née Harbard, of 8 Ripley Buildings, Rushworth Street, Blackfriars. It records marriage in 1899 and her death in 1919. The research register instead spells his wife’s first name Francis; the fuller details and spelling remain to be checked.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Post Office Labourer
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/14171
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 25 March 1918
- Age
- 44
- Cemetery or memorial
- Woodgrange Park Cemetery, East Ham
- Grave reference
- 23. 7194.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 310
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Frederick William Ward”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/ward-f-w-se-14171/.
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