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Pte. Robert Ward
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.30th Nov 1917)
Robert Ward, Private 56556, enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 2nd Battalion Welsh Fusiliers. He died on the 30th November 1917 and is remembered at St. Paul's Church and Tyne Cot Military Cemetery. His medal card shows that he was awarded the War and Victory Medals. His older brother James was also one of the fallen.
Robert was born in Jarrow 1897, son of Hugh and Mary Elizabeth Ward nee Jamieson of 92 Hope Street, Jarrow. In the 1911 census the family are living at 3 Burn Street, Jarrow with Hugh(39)labourer in chemical works and his wife of 19 years Elizabeth(39) and their 6 children all single. Janet(18), James(15) catching rivets in shipyard, Robert(13), Bernard(8) and Ellen(6) are at school and John is age 4.