Frederick James Heyworth
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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.
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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 |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | 3 Guards Brigade |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order[1] |
Military career
His military career in the Regular Army began in December 1883 when he transferred from the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Welsh Regiment (later the Welch Regiment) as a lieutenant into the Scots Guards.[2]
He served as an aide-de-camp to Major General G. H. Moncrieff from April 1890.[3]
Promoted to lieutenant colonel in April 1910,[4] and to colonel in December 1911,[5] he succeeded Colonel Gerald Cuthbert in command of the Coldstream Guards and the regimental district in October 1913.[6]
He was made a temporary brigadier general in August 1914[7] 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.[8] He later took command the 3rd Guards Brigade, Guards Division, in 1915.
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