Cecil Heywood
| Cecil Heywood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1880 |
| Died | 20 October 1936 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1899-1936 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
3rd Guards Brigade Coldstream Guards and Regimental District 3rd Division |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War World War I |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Cecil Percival Heywood CB CMG DSO (17 May 1880 - 20 October 1936) was a British Army officer who commanded 3rd Division.
Military career
Born the second son of Sir Arthur Heywood, 3rd Baronet, Heywood was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1899 and fought in the Second Boer War.[1] He became Adjutant of 2 Bn Coldstream Guards in 1904 before undertaking a tour with the Egyptian Army which involved him in operations in Southern Kurdufan in Sudan in 1908.[1] He served in World War I as a General Staff Officer before becoming Commander of 3rd Guards Brigade in 1918.[1] He was appointed Commander of the Coldstream Guards and Regimental District in 1927, Director of Military Training in India in 1930 and Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1934.[1] He was briefly General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in 1936 before retiring.[2]
He is buried in All Saint's Churchyard at Denstone in Staffordshire.[3]
Family
In 1917 he married Margaret Vere Kerr; they had a son and a daughter.[4]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Gordon-Finlayson |
General Officer Commanding the 3rd Division 1936 |
Succeeded by Denis Bernard |