Alexander Alfred Hayton


Alexander Alfred Hayton

Born1894 (1894)
Died1977 (aged 82–83)
Allegiance Republic of South Africa
Branch South African Army
RankBrigadier
Commands4th South African Brigade
ConflictsWestern Desert Campaign
Awards
Other workChief Traffic Officer

Brigadier Alexander Alfred Hayton VD DSO[1] (1894 (1894) – 1977 (aged 82–83) ) was a South African officer. During World War I he served as a lieutenant in the East African Campaign and in Egypt.[2] He was the commanding officer of the 4th South African Brigade in the Western Desert Campaign in North Africa during World War II.[3] In civilian life he worked as Chief Traffic Officer in Johannesburg.[4][5]

Awards and decorations

References

  1. ^ "No. 37822". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 December 1946. p. 6163.
  2. ^ Difford, Ivor Denis (1920). The story of the 1st Battalion Cape Corps, 1915–1919. Cape Town: Hortors. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. ^ Orpen, Neil D. (1971). War in the desert. South African Forces World War II. Vol. 3. Purnell.
  4. ^ Hayton, A.A. (1938). "The Roads Accident Viewpoint of Disease and Accident Prevention on the Witwatersrand". The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. 59 (2): 172–179. doi:10.1177/146642403805900209. S2CID 221047599. Retrieved 5 January 2010.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Correspondence" (PDF). S.A. Medical Journal. 27 (Jul–Dec): 1192. 1953.