Edwin James Greenfield Ward (26 October 1919 – 22 November 2005) was the longest-serving Chaplain to the Sovereign, from 1955 until his death.
Ward was born in Australia on 26 October 1919, but his family soon returned to England and he was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead and Christ's College, Cambridge.
According to Ward's obituary, his youth and his tact and diplomacy served him well at this post and he made many friends in royal circles.
[2] In 1963 he was admitted as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order, and in 1967 was appointed as Archdeacon of Sherborne[2] and Rector of West Stafford in Dorset,[5] holding both positions until his retirement at the end of 1984.
[4] Ward was also a canon and prebendary of Salisbury Cathedral, working there on several committees, notably one that dealt with the care of church buildings.