Major-General John Anthony Ward-Booth (18 July 1927 – 25 August 2002) was a

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officer.

Military career

Educated at

Worksop College Worksop College (formerly St Cuthbert's College) is a British co-educational private school for both boarding and day pupils aged 11 to 18, in Worksop. It sits at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. Founded by N ...

, Ward-Booth was commissioned into the

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in 1946. He became commanding officer of 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment in 1967. He went on to be commander of

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in 1970, Deputy Adjutant General, Headquarters,

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in 1974 and Director, Army Air Corps in 1976. His last appointment was as

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(GOC) Western District in 1979 before retiring in 1982. In 1952 he married Margaret Joan Hooper: they had two sons and two daughters.

References

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