Philip Ward
Sir Philip Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1924 |
| Died | 6 January 2003 (aged 78) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1943–1979 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 293484 |
| Unit | Welsh Guards |
| Commands | London District Household Division Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Conflicts | Second World War Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Sir Philip John Newling Ward, KCVO, CBE (10 July 1924 – 6 January 2003) was a senior British Army officer who, as Commander Land Forces, Gulf, oversaw Britain's withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in the 1970s. Ward served as high sheriff of West Sussex (1985–86), and a deputy lieutenant from 1981. Thereafter, he was Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex (1994–99), having been Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the county from 1990 to 1994.