Edwin James Hayward

Colonel

Sir Edwin James Hayward

CBE VD
Nickname(s)Edwin James Hayward
Born24 December 1868
Camberwell, Surrey, England
Died14 November 1929(1929-11-14) (aged 60)
Ceylon
AllegianceBritish Ceylon
BranchCeylon Defence Force
RankColonel
CommandsCommander of the Ceylon Defence Force

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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