Frederick James Heyworth

Brigadier-General Frederick James Heyworth, CB, DSO (March 1863 – 9 May 1916) was a British Army officer who was killed by a sniper in Belgium during the First World War while in command of the 3rd Guards Brigade.

A colonel in December 1913,^[1] he was made a brigadier general two years later in order to command the 3rd Guards Brigade.

Frederick James Heyworth CB, DSO
Born	25 March 1863 Clinton, Gloucestershire
Died	9 May 1916 (1916-05-10) (aged 53) Western Front
Buried	Belgium, Brandhoek Military Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	3 Guards Brigade
Awards	Distinguished Service Order[2]

References

1. "No. 28763". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1913. p. 7064.
2. "No. 11343". The Edinburgh Gazette. 1 October 1901. p. 1078.

• Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 72–73.