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 Ceylon | (aged 60)
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]