Edwin James Hayward

British soldier
Colonel

Sir Edwin James Hayward

CBE VD
Nickname(s)Edwin James Hayward
Born24 December 1868
Camberwell, Surrey, England[1]
Died14 November 1929(1929-11-14) (aged 60)
Ceylon
AllegianceBritish Ceylon
Service/branchCeylon Defence Force
RankColonel
Commands heldCommander 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

  1. ^ 1871 England Census
  2. ^ "No. 32899". The London Gazette. 18 January 1924. p. 579.
  3. ^ "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Hayward, Sir Edwin James". Who Was Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u211006. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by
W. G. B. Dickson
acting Commander
Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force
1914-?
Succeeded by
R. B. Fell
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