Died 1958 Battles/wars World War II Rank Major-General | Service/branch British Army Allegiance United Kingdom Name Hayman Hayman-Joyce | |
Commands held 5th Bn King's Own Royal Regiment
6th Brigade
48th Division
4th Division | ||
Major-General Hayman John Hayman-Joyce CBE DSO (1897–1958) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 4th Infantry Division during World War II.
Military career
Hayman-Joyce served as a lieutenant in the Border Regiment during the First World War.
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. He was appointed Commander of 6th Brigade later that year, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 48th Division in December 1941 and GOC of the 4th Infantry Division in August 1943. The 4th Division saw service in North Africa and took part in the allied invasion of Italy under his command. His last appointment was as GOC British Troops in Egypt in 1944 before he retired in 1947.
He married Maydie Swann; they had two daughters and a son.