Alexander Alfred Hayton

Born1894 (1894)
Chorlton, Lancashire, England
Died1977 (aged 8283)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Allegiance Republic of South Africa
Service/branch South African Army
RankBrigadier
Commands held4th South African Brigade
Battles/warsWestern Desert Campaign
AwardsColonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration VD Distinguished Service Order DSO
Other workChief Traffic Officer

Brigadier Alexander Alfred Hayton VD DSO[1] (1894 (1894)  1977 (aged 8283)) 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. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  5. "Correspondence" (PDF). S.A. Medical Journal. 27 (Jul–Dec): 1192. 1953.
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