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Who Was William Arthur Ward?
William Arthur Ward was a motivational speaker and author. He is credited with numerous inspirational quotes, such as, “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” He’s the author of the book “Fountains of Faith” and published more than 100 poems, articles and meditations. He also wrote a column called “Pertinent Proverbs.”
Ward was born in Louisiana 1921. He entered the U.S. Army as a private in 1942 and quickly moved up the ranks to captain. After serving four years in the military, Ward returned to civilian life and graduated from McMurry University before receiving his master’s degree from Oklahoma State University.
Ward’s articles were published in many different publications, including “Reader’s Digest,” “The Upper Room,” “Science of Mind,” “The Christian Advocate” and “The Methodist Layman.” His column was featured in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In 1962, Ward was awarded an honorary doctorate d
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Arthur William Ward
Arthur Ward is remembered on the Methodist Roll of Honour in Bottesford as having served in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), and is also named on the Bottesford ‘church list’ of WW1 Servicemen.
He was one of the five sons of Emma Jallands to serve in the army during the First World War. Emma (nee Asher) and her first husband Arthur Ward senior had three children including Arthur junior, the subject of this biography, who was born after the early death of his father. Emma married again, to Joseph Jallands, and they had a large family which included four sons who enlisted, making a total of five, all of whom survived the war and lived into old age.
Family background
Arthur William Ward was born on the 26th February, 1884, and baptised on the 1st June that year, in Bottesford parish church. His parents were Emma Asher from Bottesford and Arthur Ward, a railway platelayer from East Bilsey, Norfolk. He had two older sisters called Harriet Asher and Mary Ellen Asher, born before Emma’s marriage to Arthur Ward, and an older sister Martha Ward. Sadly,
Who Was William Arthur Ward?
William Arthur Ward was a motivational speaker and author. He is credited with numerous inspirational quotes, such as, “Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.” He’s the author of the book “Fountains of Faith” and published more than 100 poems, articles and meditations. He also wrote a column called “Pertinent Proverbs.”
Ward was born in Louisiana 1921. He entered the U.S. Army as a private in 1942 and quickly moved up the ranks to captain. After serving four years in the military, Ward returned to civilian life and graduated from McMurry University before receiving his master’s degree from Oklahoma State University.
Ward’s articles were published in many different publications, including “Reader’s Digest,” “The Upper Room,” “Science of Mind,” “The Christian Advocate” and “The Methodist Layman.” His column was featured in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In 1962, Ward was awarded an honorary doctorate d
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Arthur William Ward
Arthur Ward is remembered on the Methodist Roll of Honour in Bottesford as having served in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), and is also named on the Bottesford ‘church list’ of WW1 Servicemen.
He was one of the five sons of Emma Jallands to serve in the army during the First World War. Emma (nee Asher) and her first husband Arthur Ward senior had three children including Arthur junior, the subject of this biography, who was born after the early death of his father. Emma married again, to Joseph Jallands, and they had a large family which included four sons who enlisted, making a total of five, all of whom survived the war and lived into old age.
Family background
Arthur William Ward was born on the 26th February, 1884, and baptised on the 1st June that year, in Bottesford parish church. His parents were Emma Asher from Bottesford and Arthur Ward, a railway platelayer from East Bilsey, Norfolk. He had two older sisters called Harriet Asher and Mary Ellen Asher, born before Emma’s marriage to Arthur Ward, and an older sister Martha Ward. Sadly,
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