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| Line 2: '''Launcelot Edward Seth Ward''' ] ] (7 August 1875 – 27 August 1929) was a career soldier who commanded the First Battalion of the ] in the ] in East Africa. He also played ] ] for ] between 1913 and 1920.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3876/3876.html| title = Lancelot Ward | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate =25 May 2011}}</ref> He was born at ], ] and died at ], ]. In major cricket databases he is referred to as "Lancelot"; the death notice placed by his family and the obituary in '']'' in 1929 both give his name as "Launcelot".<ref>{{cite news| title = Deaths | newspaper = The Times |issue = 45294 | page = 1 | location = London | date = 29 August 1929}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{cite news| title = Lieut.-Col. L. E. Seth Ward | newspaper = The Times |issue = 45294 | page = 14 | location = London | date = 29 August 1929}}</ref> ==Background and education== Ward was the fourth son of the Reverend Percival Seth Ward who, at the time of Launcelot's birth, was vicar of ], Hertfordshire]] and was later a vicar in ].<ref name="obit"/> He was educated at ]. ==References== | |||
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Launcelot Edward Seth Ward CMG DSO (7 August 1875 – 27 August 1929) was a career soldier who commanded the First Battalion of the King's African Rifles in the First World War in East Africa. He also played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1913 and 1920. He was born at Apsley, Hertfordshire and died at Lambeth, London.
In major cricket databases he is referred to as "Lancelot"; the death notice placed by his family and the obituary in The Times in 1929 both give his name as "Launcelot".
Background and education
Ward was the fourth son of the Reverend Percival Seth Ward who, at the time of Launcelot's birth, was vicar of Apsley End, Hertfordshire]] and was later a vicar in Worcestershire. He was educated at Felsted School.
References
- "Lancelot Ward". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- "Deaths". The Times. No. 45294. London. 29 August 1929. p. 1.
- ^ "Lieut.-Col. L. E. Seth Ward". The Times. No. 45294. London. 29 August 1929. p. 14.