Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick Ward

Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward

• Born on 13 April 1902.
• Son of William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney.
• Married, firstly, Eileen Patricia Hartigan, daughter of Lt.-Col. Marcus Michael Hartigan, on 28 September 1928. He and Eileen Patricia Hartigan were divorced in 1936.
• Married, secondly, Valerie Maud Skelton, daughter of Robert Jeremiah Skelton, on 11 May 1940. He and Valerie Maud Skelton were divorced in 1947.1 He married, thirdly, Charlotte Anne Park Osborne, daughter of Captain Charles Frederick Osborne, on 3 March 1947.
• Died on 2 October 1952 at age 50.
• Buried at Garden of Remembrance, Great Whitley, Worcestershire, England.
• Educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England.
• Fought in the First World War.
• Lieutenant-Colonel in the service of the The Buffs.
• Fought in the Second World War.
• He was with the British Military Mission to Ethiopia. and with the British Military Mission to Malaya.

British Army Service Records 1914-1920

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• First name(s) Roderick John
• Last name Ward
• Age 19
• Birth year 1902
• Service number 5B/35
• Regiment -
• Year 1921
• Series WO 363
• Series description WO 363 - First World War service records 'burnt documents'
• Archive The National Archives
• Record set British Army Service Records
• Category Military, armed forces & conflict
• Subcategory First World War
• Collections from Great Britain

Child of Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward and Valerie Maud Skelton

• Robert John Christopher Barwick-Ward b. 25 Aug 1942

Child of Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward and Charlotte Anne Park Osborne

Rupert Michael Ward b. 4 May 1947

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