Hayman Hayman-Joyce


Hayman Hayman-Joyce

Born(1897-05-02)2 May 1897[1]
Died7 July 1958(1958-07-07) (aged 61)
Minehead, Somerset, England
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1915–1947
RankMajor-General
Service number1399
UnitBorder Regiment
Commands4th Infantry Division (1943–44)
48th (South Midland) Infantry Division (1941–43)
6th Infantry Brigade (1940–41)
5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (1940)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Major-General Hayman John Hayman-Joyce, CBE, DSO (2 May 1897 – 7 July 1958) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 4th Infantry Division during the Second World War.

Military career

Hayman-Joyce served as a lieutenant in the Border Regiment during the First World War.[3]

After attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1933 to 1934, he was given command of 5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in France in 1940.[4] He was appointed Commander of 6th Brigade later that year, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 48th (South Midland) Division in December 1941, and GOC of the 4th Infantry Division in August 1943.[4] The 4th Division saw service in North Africa and took part in the allied invasion of Italy under his command.[4] His last appointment was as GOC British Troops in Egypt in 1944, before he retired in 1947.[4]

He married Maydie Swann; they had two daughters and a son.[5]

References

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.