Ward, Francis Beckford

1821 - 1876  (55 years)

• Name	Ward, Francis Beckford
  Born	1821
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jan 1876	Barnes, Surrey, England
  Person ID	I08614	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2015

  
  

  Family	Bridgeman, Emily Louisa Gertrude,   c. 23 Sep 1826, Knockin, Shropshire, England ,   d. Aft 1851  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	05 Jul 1859
  Family ID	F02630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Independent: 7.03.1996: ...Giant rats proved a daunting adversary to British soldiers in the Crimean War, according to previously unpublished letters written home by a senior officer. Major Francis Beckford Ward described the Crimean rat as "an audacious brute". And in one of 70 letters to his parents he told of a fellow soldier being "put to flight" by hundreds of the huge rodents. The 700 pages of correspondence, which also shed light on what the fighting man thought of Florence Nightingale, are part of a private collection to be sold at Phillips in London on 14 March. It is expected to fetch up to £3,000.