Edwin James Hayward
Sir Edwin James Hayward | |
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| Nickname(s) | Edwin James Hayward |
| Born | 24 December 1868 Camberwell, Surrey, England[1] |
| Died | 14 November 1929 (aged 60) Ceylon |
| Allegiance | British Ceylon |
| Service | Ceylon Defence Force |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
Colonel Sir Edwin James Hayward,[2] CBE, VD (24 December 1868 – 14 November 1929) was a British soldier who was acting Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 6 March 1914.[3]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1923 and knighted in 1927.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 1871 England Census
- ^ "No. 32899". The London Gazette. 18 January 1924. p. 579.
- ^ "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Hayward, Sir Edwin James". Who Was Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u211006. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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- 1868 births
- 1929 deaths
- 19th-century British military personnel
- Commanders of the Ceylon Defence Force
- Knights Bachelor
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British expatriates in British Ceylon
- Members of the Legislative Council of Ceylon
- Military personnel from the London Borough of Southwark
- People from Camberwell
- British colonels