Lewis Heath
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Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath
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| Nickname(s) | 'Piggy' |
| Born | 23 November 1885 |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.[1] Bath, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1906 – 1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | Wana Brigade 5th Indian Division III Indian Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Order of the Indian Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath, KBE CB CIE DSO MC (23 November 1885 – 10 January 1954) was an officer in the British Army and the Indian Army during the pre-World War I years, World War I, the interwar years, and World War II.
Biography
Heath was born in 1885, the son of Col. Lewis Forbes Heath of the British Indian Army, and was educated at Wellington College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He joined the British Indian Army in 1905.[1]
Nicknamed "Piggy", Heath achieved some success as GOC 5th Indian Division during the East African Campaign. He was appointed to command III Indian Corps on 11 April 1941 as part of the Malaya Command which then participated in the Battle of Malaya. He was unable to stop the Japanese advance and had conflicting opinions on how to conduct the campaign with his commanding officer, Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival. He was captured during the Battle of Singapore.
In 1915, Heath married Marjorie, daughter of Brigadier-General A. B. H. Drew, and had three sons and two daughters. In 1941, he remarried Kathleen Longeron of Auckland and had another son.[1]
Service biography
- Joined Indian Army 1906
- King's African Rifles (1909–1913)
- World War I (1914–1918)
- Afghanistan 1919
- East Persia (1919–1921)
- 10/14 Punjab Regiment 1928
- Commander, 1 Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment (1929–1933)
- North West Frontier, India 1930
- North West Frontier, India 1932
- Instructor, Senior Officers School, Belgaum, India (1934–1936)
- Commander, Wana Brigade (1936–1939)
- North West Frontier 1937
- Commander, Deccan District 1939
- World War II (1939–1945)
- Commander, Indian 5th Infantry Division (1939–1941)
- Commander, Indian III Corps, Malaya (1941–1942)
- Prisoner of war, Singapore, Formosa, and Manchukuo (Manchuria) (1942–1945)
- Retired 1946
References
- Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War, Nick Smart. ISBN 1-84415-049-6.
External links
- Use British English from February 2012
- 1885 births
- 1954 deaths
- Indian Army generals of World War II
- Indian Army personnel of World War I
- World War II prisoners of war held by Japan
- Military of Singapore under British rule
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- King's African Rifles officers
