Hayman Hayman-Joyce

Major-General Hayman John Hayman-Joyce CBE DSO (2 May 1897 – 7 July 1958) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 4th Infantry Division during World War II.

Hayman Hayman-Joyce
Born2 May 1897[1]
Udimore, East Sussex, England
Died7 July 1958 (aged 61)
Minehead, Somerset, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1915–1947
RankMajor-General
Service number1399
UnitBorder Regiment
Commands held5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
6th Infantry Brigade
48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
4th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Hayman-Joyce served as a lieutenant in the Border Regiment during the First World War.[2]

After attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1933 to 1934, he was given command of 5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) in France in 1940.[3] He was appointed Commander of 6th Brigade later that year, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 48th (South Midland) Division in December 1941, and GOC of the 4th Infantry Division in August 1943.[3] The 4th Division saw service in North Africa and took part in the allied invasion of Italy under his command.[3] His last appointment was as GOC British Troops in Egypt in 1944, before he retired in 1947.[3]

He married Maydie Swann; they had two daughters and a son.[4]

References

  1. "(Maj-Gen) Hayman John Hayman-Joyce 1897-1958 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  2. "No. 32526". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 November 1921. p. 9429.
  3. "Biography of Major-General Hayman John Hayman-Joyce (1897 – 1958), Great Britain". generals.dk.
  4. "Family tree maker". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

Bibliography

  • Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
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