Anthony Ward-Booth Explained

Anthony Ward-Booth
Birth Date:18 July 1927
Death Date:25 August 2002 (aged 75)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1946−1982
Servicenumber:369352
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
16 Parachute Brigade
Western District
Unit:Worcestershire Regiment
Awards:Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General John Anthony Ward-Booth (18 July 1927  - 25 August 2002) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Worksop College, Ward-Booth was commissioned into the Worcestershire Regiment in 1946. He became commanding officer of 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment in 1967.[1] He went on to be commander of 16 Parachute Brigade in 1970, Deputy Adjutant General, Headquarters, British Army of the Rhine in 1974 and Director, Army Air Corps in 1976.[1] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding (GOC) Western District in 1979 before retiring in 1982.[2]

In 1952 he married Margaret Joan Hooper: they had two sons and two daughters.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Debrett's People of Today 1994. 1994. 978-1870520195.
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 2 July 2016.