Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I uru a Ward ki te ope taua o Ingarangi i te tau 1846 ā, i mahi ia ki te 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot. I whawhai ia i ngā pakanga a Xhosa
I whakatārewatia ia i te tau 1854 hei rangatira. I te tau 1886, i pootihia a Ward hei mema mo te Whare o nga Ariki. Ko ia te Kaihauturu o te Kaunihera o Down me te tohu i te rohe ano hoki hei Ture mo te Hauora.