Edward James Hayward
British soldier
About Edward James Hayward
Lived 1868 – 1929 (aged 60).
Colonel Sir Edwin James Hayward, 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.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1923 and knighted in 1927.
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Who was Edward James Hayward?
British soldier
When was Edward James Hayward born?
Edward James Hayward was born on 24 December 1868 in Camberwell.
When did Edward James Hayward die?
Edward James Hayward died on 14 November 1929 in Sri Lanka.
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