Edwin James Hayward

Colonel Sir Edwin James Hayward CBE VD
Nickname(s)	Edwin James Hayward
Born	24 December 1868 Camberwell, Surrey, England[1]
Died	14 November 1929(1929-11-14) (aged 60) Ceylon
Allegiance	British Ceylon
Service / branch	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]

References

1. 1871 England Census
2. "No. 32899". The London Gazette. 18 January 1924. p. 579.
3. "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
4. "Hayward, Sir Edwin James". Who Was Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u211006. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

Military offices
Preceded by W. G. B. Dickson acting Commander	Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force 1914-?	Succeeded by R. B. Fell