Eric Hayes
Eric Hayes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1896 |
| Died | 1951 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1915-1947 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 2nd Bn, Norfolk Regiment Infantry Company Commanders' School 169th Infantry Brigade 3rd Division Nigeria Area East Central District of England |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major General Eric Charles Hayes CB (1896–1951) was a British Army officer who commanded 3rd Infantry Division.
Military career
Hayes was commissioned into the Norfolk Regiment in 1915 during World War I and saw action in Mesopotamia and Persia.[1] He also served in World War II as Commanding Officer of 2nd Bn, Norfolk Regiment in France from 1939, as Commandant of the Infantry Company Commanders' School from early in 1940 and as Commander of 169th Infantry Brigade from later in 1940 before becoming General Officer Commanding 3rd Division in November 1941.[1] He continued his war service as Commander of the Nigeria Area in West Africa from January 1943[2] and as Commander of the East Central District in England from late 1943 before becoming the commander of British forces in China in 1944.[3] In that capacity he witnessed Japan's surrender in China in September 1945.[3] He retired in 1947.[4]
References
- ^ a b Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ West Africa Command
- ^ a b "Witnessing Japan's surrender in China". BBC News. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Generals.dk