George Herbert Ward (1862–1946) was Archdeacon of Wisbech from 1924 to 1945. Ward was educated at

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and

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and became an Assistant Master at

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. He was

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in 1893 and

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in 1894; and served as

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of St Matthias,

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until 1898. He was

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of All Saints’ School, Bloxham from 1898 to 1914 when he became

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. He was Proctor in Convocation for the Diocese of Ely from 1922 to 1935. He died on 1 May 1946.''Obituary''

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(London, England), Friday, 3 May 1946; pg. 4; Issue 50442

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1862 births People educated at Malvern College Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford Archdeacons of Wisbech 1946 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub