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.
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]