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John Ward-Harrison

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John Ward-Harrison
Born1918
Died26 March 1985
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Service number67390
CommandsStaff College, Camberley
North East District
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross

Major-General John Martin Donald Ward-Harrison OBE MC DL (1918 – 26 March 1985) was a British Army officer.

Military career

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Ward-Harrison was commissioned into the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards and saw action in North-West Europe during the Second World War.[1] He became Deputy Commandant, Staff College, Camberley in 1966, General Officer Commanding, North East District in 1968 and Chief of Staff at Northern Command in 1970.[2] He briefly returned to the command of North East District in January 1973 before retiring in July 1973.[2]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1962 New Year Honours.[3]

He married June Amoret Fleury Teulon;[4] they had one daughter.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Artefacts - Italy and Northern Europe". Desert Rats. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 42552". The London Gazette. 29 December 1961. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Major-General John Ward-Harrison". The Peerage. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Godfrey [Macdonald later Bosville later Bosville-Macdonald], 3rd Baron Macdonald". Cracrofts Peerage. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding North East District
1968–1970
Succeeded by
Preceded by General Officer Commanding North East District
January 1973 – July 1973
Succeeded by