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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.
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.[1]
Promoted to lieutenant colonel in April 1910,[2] and to colonel in December 1911,[3] he succeeded Colonel Gerald Cuthbert in command of the Coldstream Guards and the regimental district in October 1913.[4]
He was made a temporary brigadier general in August 1914[5] and in November succeeded Brigadier General Harold Ruggles-Brise in command of the 20th Infantry Brigade and was allowed to retain his temporary brigadier's rank.[6] He later took command the 3rd Guards Brigade in 1915.
Frederick James Heyworth CB, DSO | |
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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[7] |
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