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Ward, Melvill Willis, 1885-1973
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Dates of existence
1885-1973
History
Ward, Sir Melvill Willis, son of Col. Sir Edward Willis Duncan Ward, Bart., K.C.B., of Pimlico, by Florence Caroline, daughter of Henry Minchin Simons, of South Kensington; b. May 25, 1885; adm. April 23, 1896 (R); left Dec. 1896; Midshipman R.N. May 30, 1901; Sub-Lieut. July 30, 1904; resigned Oct. 19, 1906; re-employed during Great War I and promoted Cdr. 1918; retired 1919; re-employed in Great War II as Lieut.-Cdr.; Cdr. May 8, 1946; D.S.C.; succeeded his brother as 3rd Baronet July 21, 1930; m. 1st Dec. 30, 1907, Alice Sophia, daughter of William Cobbett; 2nd Sept. 14, 1944, Helena Glorney, daughter of Isaac Guggenheim, of New York; d. 1973.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Final
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Full
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963