Frederick James Heyworth
Frederick James Heyworth | |
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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 |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 3 Guards Brigade |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order[1] |
Brigadier-General Frederick James Heyworth, CB, DSO (March 1863 – 9 May 1916) was a British Army officer who was killed in action by a sniper in Belgium during the First World War while in command of the 3rd Guards Brigade.
Military career
His military career in the Regular Army began in December 1883 when he transferred from the 3rd (Royal Glamorgan Militia) Battalion, Welsh Regiment (later the Welch Regiment) as a lieutenant into the Scots Guards on 5 December 1883.[2]
He served with the 2nd Battalion in the Suakin Expedition to the Sudan in 1885, including the battles of Hasheen and Temai.[3] Five years later, he was in April 1890 appointed an aide-de-camp to Major General G. H. Moncrieff, Commanding the Curragh Brigade,[4] then was promoted to captain on 29 July 1896.[3]
Heyworth served with the 1st battalion of his regiment in South Africa during the Second Boer War, and was present at the battles of Belmont, Enslin, and Modder River (November 1899), and at the battle of Magersfontein (11 December 1899). The following year was promoted to major on 7 March 1900, then took part in the march to Bloemfontein and Pretoria, and the battles of Diamond Hill (June 1900), and Belfast (August 1900).[3] For his service in South Africa he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
Promoted to lieutenant colonel in April 1910,[5] and to colonel in December 1911,[6] he succeeded Colonel Gerald Cuthbert in command of the Scots Guards and the regimental district in October 1913.[7]
He was made a temporary brigadier general in August 1914[8] and in November succeeded Brigadier General Harold Ruggles-Brise, who had been severely wounded, in command of the 7th Division's 20th Infantry Brigade and was allowed to retain his temporary brigadier's rank.[9] He later took command the 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division, in 1915.
References
- ^ "No. 11343". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 October 1901. p. 1078.
- ^ "No. 25293". The London Gazette. 4 December 1883. p. 6266.
- ^ a b c Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 26062". The London Gazette. 17 June 1890. p. 3362.
- ^ "No. 28360". The London Gazette. 26 April 1910. p. 2867.
- ^ "No. 28763". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1913. p. 7064.
- ^ "No. 28765". The London Gazette. 17 October 1913. p. 7248.
- ^ "No. 28875". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 August 1914. p. 6581.
- ^ "No. 28994". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 December 1914. p. 10277.
Bibliography
- Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 72–73.
