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Ward, Leonard (Len) (1905–2000)

Ward, Leonard (Len) (1905–2000)
Born	2 January, 1905 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 April, 2000 (aged 95) Waramanga, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Related Entries	[View as tree] McNicoll, David Ramsay (work colleague)
Education *	Trinity Grammar School (Sydney) (student, 1917-1922)
Occupation *	army officer (1943-1946) Federal, Australia newspaper editor (1947-1962) New South Wales, Australia journalist (1962-2000) Australian Capital Territory, Australia literary critic (1962-2000) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (army officer)
Key Organisations *	Legacy (ACT) (member, 1962-2000)
Workplaces *	Motor Life (motoring correspondent, 1923-1930) Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (motoring correspondent, 1935-1940) Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga) newspaper (managing editor, 1947-1962) Canberra Times (motoring editor, 1962-1970) Canberra Times (book reviewer, 1970-2000)

* Dates are approximate

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