WARD, Francis Charter
(Service number 74437)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28 March 1898 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 7 December 1917 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Talbot Street, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Motor mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr J. WARD (father), Evans Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 April 1981 | Age | 83 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Hawke's Bay Crematorium; ashes interred Hastings Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Francis Charter Ward, known as Frank, was born on 28 March 1898 at Timaru, the second of the three sons of James and Millicent Sophie (née Charter) Ward. He was educated at Waimataitai School. Francis C. Ward, a motor mechanic at Geraldine, handed in his name for enlistment, in November 1917, as he had turned 20, but then he gave a birthdate of 20 October 1897. Francis married Elsie Marshall in 1928 at St Mary's, Timaru. He was still living in Timaru in 1942 when he was balloted for World War II. His older brother, Leonard Stanley Ward, served in World War I.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 August 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [03 August 2020]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [June 2018]; Timaru Herald, 6 December 1917 (Papers Past) [10 January 2016]; Hawke’s Bay Crematorium Record [03 August 2020]; Hastings Cemetery burial record (Hastings District Council) [03 August 2020]
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