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     Alexander Reginald Ward was born on 27 February 1915.¹ He is the son of Sir Hon. John Hubert Ward and Jean Templeton Reid.¹ He married, firstly, Ilona Hollos, daughter of Major B. Hollos, on 24 April 1946.¹ He and Ilona Hollos were divorced in 1959.¹ He married, secondly, Zena Moyra Marshall on 10 January 1967.¹ He and Zena Moyra Marshall were divorced in 1969.¹ He married, thirdly, Constance Cluett Sage, daughter of George Bywater Cluett II, after 1969.¹
     Alexander Reginald Ward usually went by his middle name of Reginald.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England.¹ He gained the rank of Pilot between 1941 and 1946 in the service of the Air Transport Auxiliary.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Berkshire between 1941 and 1947.¹

     Margaret Susan Corbett was the daughter of Geoffrey Robert Josceline Corbett.¹ She married Colonel Edward John Sutton Ward, son of Sir Hon. John Hubert Ward and Jean Templeton Reid, on 2 August 1934.¹ She died in 1981.¹
     Her married name became Ward.

     Vice-Admiral Hon. Arthur Charles Strutt was born on 2 October 1878.¹ He was the son of John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh of Terling Place and Evelyn Georgiana Mary Balfour.¹ He married Baroness Irene de Brienen, daughter of Baron unknown de Brienen, in December 1934.¹ He died on 10 February 1973 at age 94, without issue.¹
     Vice-Admiral Hon. Arthur Charles Strutt gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1900 in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in 1913.¹ He was Master of the Fleet, under 1st Earl Beatty between 1916 and 1918.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1917.¹ He was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1928.² He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King George V between 1928 and 1929.¹ He gained the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1929.¹ He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1933.¹ He was Commodore of the Convoys between 1940 and 1943.¹ He was Naval Officer-in-Command between 1943 and 1945 at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England.¹

     Eileen Patricia Hartigan is the daughter of Lt.-Col. Marcus Michael Hartigan.¹ She married Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward, son of Sir William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 28 September 1928.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward were divorced in 1936.¹
     From 28 September 1928, her married name became Ward.

     Valerie Maud Skelton was the daughter of Robert Jeremiah Skelton.¹ She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward, son of Sir William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 11 May 1940.¹ She and Lt.-Col. Hon. Roderick John Ward were divorced in 1947.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Richard Llewellyn Barwick, 3rd Bt., son of Sir John Storey Barwick, 2nd Bt., on 26 July 1948.³ She and Sir Richard Llewellyn Barwick, 3rd Bt. were divorced in July 1968.⁴ She married, thirdly, Colonel Walter Lancaster Hey in 1972.⁵ She died on 9 May 1989.³
     Valerie Maud Skelton was a film actress.³ Valerie Maud Skelton used the stage-name of Valerie Ward.³ Her married name became Ward. From 26 July 1948, her married name became Barwick.³ From 1972, her married name became Hey.⁵

     Major Percival Cunningham Allan Bridgeman was the son of F. Orlando Bridgeman.¹ He married Lady Gladys Honor Ward, daughter of Sir William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 20 February 1923.¹ He and Lady Gladys Honor Ward were divorced in 1932.¹ He died on 23 November 1961.¹
     Major Percival Cunningham Allan Bridgeman was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.).¹

     A/Cdre. Constantine Evelyn Benson was born before 1906. He was the son of Robert Henry Benson.¹ He married Lady Morvyth Lillian Ward, daughter of Sir William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 29 June 1921.¹ He died on 20 September 1960.¹
     A/Cdre. Constantine Evelyn Benson was invested as a Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).¹ He was decorated with the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.).¹ He gained the rank of Air Commodore in the service of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.¹

     Pauline Katharine Winn was born on 18 July 1920. She is the daughter of Hon. Charles John Frederick Winn and Hon. Olive Cecilia Paget.¹ She married G/Capt. Hon. Edward Frederick Ward, son of Sir William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 30 November 1940.¹ She and G/Capt. Hon. Edward Frederick Ward were divorced in 1947.¹
     Her married name became Ward.

     Hon. Alathea Gwendoline Alys Mary Fitzalan-Howard was born on 24 November 1923. She is the daughter of Henry Edmund Fitzalan-Howard, 2nd Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent and Joyce Elizabeth Mary Langdale.¹ She married G/Capt. Hon. Edward Frederick Ward, son of Sir William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley and Rachel Gurney, on 2 July 1953.¹
     Her married name became Ward.

     William Lea was christened on 15 May 1722. He was the son of William Lea and Frances Ward. He died circa 1742, unmarried. He was buried between 29 May 1742 and 1743.