Born Walter Bryan Ward[2] (7 August 1906 – 27 August 1989),[3] Bryan Ward was an Australian clergyman active in the mid-20th century with the Anglican Church of Australia. He served as a Royal Australian Air Force Chaplain during World War II.[4]
Bryan Ward | |
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Born | 7 August 1906 |
Died | 27 August 1989 |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | Newington College University of Sydney |
Occupation | Clergyman |
Title | The Venerable Archdeacon Bryan Ward MA |
Spouse(s) | Edith Ismena Clare (née McCulloch)[1] Born 1909 – Died 1974 |
Parent | C B Ward |
Ward was born in Sydney the third son of C B Ward of Summer Hill, New South Wales,[5] and attended Newington College commencing in 1921.[6] At the end of 1924, Ward was named equal Dux of the College and received the Schofield Scholarship and the Halse Rogers Prize.[7] He went up to the University of Sydney and in 1928 graduated as a Bachelor of Arts.[8]
Upon graduation, Ward taught at All Souls', Charters Towers, before being admitted as a deacon at St James' Cathedral, Townsville in 1930.[9] He was ordained as a priest the following year.[10] Ward was the Rector of Ingham, Queensland at the beginning of World War II when he started his chaplaincy to the militia.[11] From 1966–1975 he served at St Thomas' Anglican Church, Toowong, Queensland, during which time he was also Archdeacon of the Downs in the Brisbane diocese.[2]
His 1983 Master of Arts thesis from the University of Queensland, The Care of the Cerebral Palsied in Australia: with particular reference to the voluntary organizations, the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association and State/Commonwealth involvement from the Second World War until the present day, is held by the National Library of Australia.[12]