Hayward, Milward Cecil
Hayward, Milward Cecil, Captain, R.A.M.C., T.F. who died from acute septic pneumonia at Brighton on August 23rd, was the second son of the late Henry Hayward of Queen Anne Street, London, by his second marriage. He was educated at Epsom, Cambridge and Guy's. He graduated B.A. in 1895, M.A. in 1898, and M.B. and B.C. in 1903. He also took the double qualification in 1898. He filled the post of clinical Clerk at the Samaritan Hospital for Women, House Surgeon and House Physician at Paddington Green Children's Hospital, and resident Medical Officer at the North-West London Hospital, afterwards setting up in practice in Abingdon in 1902. At the time of the Boer War he was appointed Civil Doctor to the Guards at Windsor and he volunteered at the beginning of the present war with a good deal of official experience. He joined the 3rd Home Counties Field Ambulance on December 3rd 1914, and after recovering from severe concussion was sent to France. Here shortly afterwards he was dangerously wounded, a shell hitting him in the back, and causing concussion of the spine, while a bullet pierced his lung. After being on sick leave till March 1st of this year he was sent to a military hospital, but while on duty there he succumbed to pneumonia. Guy's Hospital Reports Vol.LXX, War Memorial Number
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Hayward |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Milward Cecil |
| Date of birth | 4 October 1870 |
| Place of birth | Torrington Square, London W.C. |
| Family details | Second son of the late Henry Hayward of Queen Anne Street, London, by his second marriage. Husband of Constance Mary Hayward, of 65 Stert Street, Abingdon and father of four children |
| Previous education | Epsom College (1884-1889), Caius College, Cambridge |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1893-1898 |
| Qualifications | B.A.1895, M.A. 1898, M.B. and B.C. in 1903. He also took the double qualification in 1898 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 25 April 1915 |
| Date of death | 23 August 1916 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Place of death | Howard Home, Brighton |
| Cause of death | Septic Pneumonia, supervening wounds received in action |
| Burial place | Abingdon Cemetery, Berkshire |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial; Epsom College Roll of Honour |
| Notes | Home Address 1893 - 27 Willow Road, Hampstead N.W. |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |