Frederick James Heyworth
Brigadier-General Frederick James Heyworth, CB, DSO (March 1863 – 9 May 1916) was a British Army officer who was killed by a sniper in Belgium during the First World War while in command of the 3rd Guards Brigade.
A colonel in December 1913,[1] he was made a brigadier general two years later in order to command the 3rd Guards Brigade.
Frederick James Heyworth CB, DSO | |
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| Born | 25 March 1863 Clinton, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 9 May 1916 (aged 53) Western Front |
| Buried | Belgium, Brandhoek Military Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 3 Guards Brigade |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 28763". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1913. p. 7064.
- ^ "No. 11343". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 October 1901. p. 1078.
- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 72–73.
Categories:
- British Army brigadiers
- 1916 deaths
- British Army generals of World War I
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People educated at Eton College
- Scots Guards officers
- British Army personnel of the Mahdist War
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Military personnel from Gloucestershire