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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Ware Richard Fenwick
|Army number=1738
|Rank=Major
|Decorations=M.C., M.i.D.
|Age=0
|Unit=DLI, ADC 7/2/1920, Seconded to Staff 17/5/1937, 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939, B.E.F. HQ 1939, Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940, Iceland, Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942,Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 16/1942,IBD, N Africa.
|Joined Brigade=30-Jun-40
|Promotions=Capt 28/6/1930, A/Lt Col
|Source table=11DLI
}}

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 |Rank=Major
 |Decorations=(WW 1) British War Medal, Victory Medal, M.C. India Medal and Clasp.  M.i.D. February 1942. p.s.cf.
-|Date of birth=3/1/1899.
+|Date of birth=3/1/1899 at York.  Baptised 2/4/1899 at Caundle-Bishop, Dorset.
-|Age=0
+|Age=88 at the time of his death.
 |Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt 27/10/1916.  Served France and Belgium 15/4/1918 to 11/11/1918.  ADC to Commander Allied Corps, Turkey-in-Europe 7/2/1920 to 30/10/1920.  Posted to 2nd Battalion DLI.  Served North West Frontier of India 1930-31.  Brigade Major - Northern Command 1/4/1935 to 2/5/1937.  Seconded to Staff as Air Staff Officer (GSO 3) 17/5/1937 to 30/6/1939.  Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939.  Served B.E.F. HQ 1939.  Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942.  Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 1/6/1942 to 10/3/1943.  Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943.  Posted N Africa.
 |Joined Brigade=30-Jun-40
-|Promotions=Lieutenant 27/4/1918.  Acting Captain 27/1/1919 to 15/3/1919.  Captain 28/6/1930.  Major 27/7/1938,  Acting Lt Colonel 30/6/1940 to 29/9/1940.  Temporary Lt Colonel 30/9/1940.
+|Promotions=Lieutenant 27/4/1918.  Acting Captain 27/1/1919 to 15/3/1919.  Captain 28/6/1930.  Major 27/7/1938,  Acting Lt Colonel 30/6/1940 to 29/9/1940.  Temporary Lt Colonel 30/9/1940.  Brigadier.
-|Died/Killed in action=
+|Died/Killed in action=Died 29/11/1987.  Buried Wolvercotes Cemetery, 4/12/1987, plot H2 95.  His widow was subsequently buried in the same grave on 27/4/2000.
-|Home address=No family information as yet.  Served as Editor of "The Bugle" - DLI Regimental Journal in 1930's.
+|Home address=Father - Francis Ware, mother - Gertrude Agnes Hopkins.  Married Evereld Margaret Josephine Jaqueline Edwardes at St George's, Hanover Square, London in 1929.  Served as Editor of "The Bugle" - DLI Regimental Journal in 1930's.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Date of birth=3/1/1899.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt 27/10/1916.  Served France and Belgium 15/4/1918 to 11/11/1918.  ADC to Commander Allied Corps, Turkey-in-Europe 7/2/1920 to 30/10/1920.  Served North West Frontier of India 1930-31.  Brigade Major - Northern Command 1/4/1935 to 2/5/1937.  Seconded to Staff as Air Staff Officer (GSO 3) 17/5/1937 to 30/6/1939.  Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939.  Served B.E.F. HQ 1939.  Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942.  Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 1/6/1942 to 10/3/1943.  Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943.  Posted N Africa.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt 27/10/1916.  Served France and Belgium 15/4/1918 to 11/11/1918.  ADC to Commander Allied Corps, Turkey-in-Europe 7/2/1920 to 30/10/1920.  Posted to 2nd Battalion DLI.  Served North West Frontier of India 1930-31.  Brigade Major - Northern Command 1/4/1935 to 2/5/1937.  Seconded to Staff as Air Staff Officer (GSO 3) 17/5/1937 to 30/6/1939.  Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939.  Served B.E.F. HQ 1939.  Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942.  Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 1/6/1942 to 10/3/1943.  Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943.  Posted N Africa.
 |Joined Brigade=30-Jun-40
 |Promotions=Lieutenant 27/4/1918.  Acting Captain 27/1/1919 to 15/3/1919.  Captain 28/6/1930.  Major 27/7/1938,  Acting Lt Colonel 30/6/1940 to 29/9/1940.  Temporary Lt Colonel 30/9/1940.
 |Died/Killed in action=
-|Home address=No family information as yet.
+|Home address=No family information as yet.  Served as Editor of "The Bugle" - DLI Regimental Journal in 1930's.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Army number=1738
 |Rank=Major
-|Decorations=M.C., M.i.D. February 1942
+|Decorations=(WW 1) British War Medal, Victory Medal, M.C. India Medal and Clasp.  M.i.D. February 1942. p.s.cf.
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=3/1/1899.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt.  ADC 7/2/1920.  Seconded to Staff 17/5/1937.  Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939.  B.E.F. HQ 1939. Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940. Served Iceland. Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942.  Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 16/1942 to 10/3/1943.  Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943.  Posted N Africa.
+|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt 27/10/1916.  Served France and Belgium 15/4/1918 to 11/11/1918.  ADC to Commander Allied Corps, Turkey-in-Europe 7/2/1920 to 30/10/1920.  Served North West Frontier of India 1930-31.  Brigade Major - Northern Command 1/4/1935 to 2/5/1937.  Seconded to Staff as Air Staff Officer (GSO 3) 17/5/1937 to 30/6/1939.  Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939.  Served B.E.F. HQ 1939.  Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940.  Served Iceland.  Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942.  Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 1/6/1942 to 10/3/1943.  Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943.  Posted N Africa.
 |Joined Brigade=30-Jun-40
-|Promotions=Capt 28/6/1930, A/Lt Colonel.
+|Promotions=Lieutenant 27/4/1918.  Acting Captain 27/1/1919 to 15/3/1919.  Captain 28/6/1930.  Major 27/7/1938,  Acting Lt Colonel 30/6/1940 to 29/9/1940.  Temporary Lt Colonel 30/9/1940.
 |Died/Killed in action=
 |Home address=No family information as yet.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}

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 |Rank=Major
 |Decorations=M.C., M.i.D. February 1942
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, ADC 7/2/1920, Seconded to Staff 17/5/1937, Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939, B.E.F. HQ 1939, Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940, Iceland, Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942,Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 16/1942 to 10/3/1943, Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943, Posted N Africa.
+|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - commissioned as a 2/Lt.  ADC 7/2/1920.  Seconded to Staff 17/5/1937.  Posted 2nd Bn Home Service Details ITC 10/10/1939.  B.E.F. HQ 1939. Posted to command 11th Bn DLI 30/6/1940. Served Iceland. Posted Northern Command as GSO1 4/3/1942.  Posted to command 16th Bn DLI 16/1942 to 10/3/1943.  Infantry Base Depot 11/3/1943.  Posted N Africa.
 |Joined Brigade=30-Jun-40
-|Promotions=Capt 28/6/1930, A/Lt Col
+|Promotions=Capt 28/6/1930, A/Lt Colonel.
 |Source table=11DLI
 }}