Surgeon Espine Charles Ward

Subject: Surgeon Espine Charles Ward Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:10 pm

Surgeon Espine Charles Ward, who served with the 94th. Regiment since they were sent to Zululand following the debacle at Isandhlwana.

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Hi Littlehand

His Date of Birth - 15th January 1849
Assistant Surgeon 1st April 1871
Surgeon 1st March 1873
Surgeon Major 1st April 1883
South African Campaign - 1879/81 - Zulu Campaign and at the attack and capture of Sekukuni’s stronghold. Medal with Clasp.
Transvaal Campaign - 1880/1- action at Madder Spruit (slightly wounded). Despatches, London Gazette 29th May and 10th June 1881.
Died 28th November 1909.

Salute

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Surg. Maj. E C Ward.

Subject: Re: Surgeon Espine Charles Ward Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:04 pm

Amazing. I was just going to ask if there is a photo of him. Thanks. Now is there one of his grave.

Subject: Surgeon Espine Charles Ward Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:29 am

Hi Graves .
As usual , fast work and excellent stuff .
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Subject: Re: Surgeon Espine Charles Ward Sun Aug 30, 2020 10:27 pm

"Surgeon-Major Ward had sixteen years' service in the Army Medical Staff when he was obliged to retire on account of loss of sight.

He became totally blind, and died eighteen months ago. He was through the Zulu, Sekukuni, and Boer Wars, and was present and wounded in the action of Bronkers' Spruit, in the Transvaal, in which action 150 out of the 250 were killed or wounded, and six out of eight officers lost.

Surgeon·Major Ward, with 100 wounded, remained prisoners in the hands of the Boers for three months, and it was to the hardships, privations, and anxieties of this period that the failure of his health was due, which resulted in his loss of sight.

The case is recommended by: Surgeon-General W. L. Gnbbins, O.B., M.V.O., M.B., K.H.S.,Director-General, Army Medical Service; Surgeon. General Sir William Taylor, K.O.B;, K.H.D., K.H.P.; Surgeon-General Sir Alfred Keogh, K.O.B. ;' Surgeon-General Sir Charles M. D. Ouffe, K.O.B., F.R.O.S.; Major-General Sir George A. French, K.O.M.G.; Oolonel RA. Kerr Montgomery, D.S.O., R.A."

Source: Military Health

Subject: Re: Surgeon Espine Charles Ward Mon Sep 07, 2020 9:17 pm

All Saints Church, Stradbally North, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Latitude: 52.708061388889
Longitude: -8.506845

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Subject: Re: Surgeon Espine Charles Ward Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:38 am

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Surgeon Espine Charles Robert Ward,
Army Medical Department.
(John Young Collection.)

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