When William Francis Ward was born on July 30, 1897, in Otago, New Zealand, his father, William, was 21 and his mother, Emily, was 22. He had six brothers and four sisters. He died on May 5, 1980, in Taimate, Marlborough, New Zealand, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.
Sources
New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d.
Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: New Zealand Cemetery Records. New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated.
Buried 07/05/1980 Taihape Cemetery, Taihape, Rangitikei District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Lawn Section, Block 2 Row 73, Plot 20 Memorial ID 206621624
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