Mary Ward Letter to Madame Beauregard - September 12, 1918
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[newspaper] D.S.O. Captain (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) J. H. Ward, M.C., R.A.M.C., Special Reserve, who has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order, displayed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while in command of a cavalry field ambulance. During two days of intense fighting, in spite of the enforced move of his unit, he continued to keep an A.D.S. open until the last possible moment to deal with large numbers of wounded, only retiring when all had been evacuated, and when ordered to do so. Throughout this period he showed an example of pluck and determination beyond all praise.
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2, SEATOWN GARDENS, DUNDALK. Ireland [September] 12th 1918 Dear Madame Beauregard, Your Kind communication of 27th July duly received. The enclosures I forwarded to my son, Lieutenant Col Ward, at present on active service in France. I am indeed grateful for your congratulations on my good fortune in having such a son. If you had known this
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I shall send Captain Boyce Hubert's photo as soon as I get one with his ribbons. I am writing Captain Boyce hope ere this he has heard from Hubert. I must say for chivalry, gallantry & liberty ability Captain Boyce is a genious [ms illegible: 1 wd] - no one realizes this more than Hubert. Often he speaks of
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his cousin Captain Boyce of St. Louis says - "even though it be at a distance I will try to imitate him" - Again thanking you for yr. great Kindness to me & to my son - Very sincerely Yours Mary Ward My son's full name is Joseph Hugh Ward - so many Josephs already in the family we called him Hubert.
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| Title | Mary Ward Letter to Madame Beauregard - September 12, 1918 |
| Creator | Ward, Mary |
| Source | Ward, Mary. Mary Ward Letter to Madame Beauregard. 12 September 1918. Boyce, Joseph Collection, 1844-1913. A0161. The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | In this letter, dated September 12, 1918, Mary Ward wrote Madame Beauregard with a newspaper article concerning the awards Hubert Ward received in the military. |
| Subject LCSH | Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force; Great Britain. Army--Cavalry; Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps; Military decorations; Distinguished Service Order (Great Britain); Military Cross (Great Britain) |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A0161 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | September 12, 1918 |
| Language | English |