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Harry Ewart Ward
b.13 Jun 1898 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
d.25 Jul 1978 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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m. 7 Apr 1885
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Harry grew up in Newport, South Wales. He attended the Newport Higher Elementary School, and was MC of the reunion there in 1920. He was a sailor in the Mercantile Marine in the First World War, travelling to Greece, Newfoundland, New York, and Sierra Leone. He received his commission as a sub-lieutenant in the RNVR Sea Cadet Corps in 1920. Medals: 1919 British War Medal ribbon; 1924 British War Medal (and clasp), Mercantile Marine Medal. Harry emigrated to Canada in 1920, leaving Liverpool on The Canada on 27 May 1920 and arriving in Quebec on 5 June 1920. He worked for many years as an auditor for the CNR. He separated from his wife, Doris, on 20 January 1940. References
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