C. H. (Charles Humble) Dudley Ward

Born in 1879, Charles Humble Dudley-Ward was a British Army officer who became known as an author of military history. Reliable records identify him as a Major in the Welsh Guards, and reference works also describe him as both an officer and an author.

His writing grew directly out of that background. He is credited with works including History of the Welsh Guards and History of the 53rd (Welsh) Division, books valued for their close connection to the units they describe. The Imperial War Museums also holds his private papers, including detailed wartime journals from his service on the Western Front, which helps explain the firsthand texture of his historical writing.

Dudley-Ward died in 1945. For listeners drawn to eyewitness-inflected accounts of the First World War, his work offers the perspective of someone who both served in the conflict and later helped record its history.