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{{EngvarB|date=September | {{Short description|British Indian Army general (1885–1954)}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name= Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath | |name= Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath | ||
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|birth_place= India | |birth_place= India | ||
|death_date= {{death date and age|1954|01|10|1885|11|23|df=yes}}<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=L.t.-Gen. Sir Lewis Heath |work=[[The Times]] |page=8 |date=12 January 1954 }}</ref> | |death_date= {{death date and age|1954|01|10|1885|11|23|df=yes}}<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=L.t.-Gen. Sir Lewis Heath |work=[[The Times]] |page=8 |date=12 January 1954 }}</ref> | ||
|death_place= [[Bath, Somerset | |death_place= [[Bath, Somerset]], England | ||
|placeofburial= | |placeofburial= | ||
|nickname= "Piggy" | |nickname= "Piggy" | ||
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|branch= [[British Indian Army]] | |branch= [[British Indian Army]] | ||
|serviceyears= 1905–1946 | |serviceyears= 1905–1946 | ||
|servicenumber= 93958 | |||
|rank= [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]] | |rank= [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]] | ||
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==Early life and family== | ==Early life and family== | ||
Heath was born 23 November 1885, the son of Col. Lewis Forbes Heath of the [[British Indian Army]].<ref name="HL">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tracesofwar.nl/articles/675/Heath-Lewis.htm |title=Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath (1885 - 1954) |website=tracesofwar.nl |url-status=live |access-date=14 April | Heath was born 23 November 1885, the son of Col. Lewis Forbes Heath of the [[British Indian Army]].<ref name="HL">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tracesofwar.nl/articles/675/Heath-Lewis.htm |title=Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath (1885 - 1954) |website=tracesofwar.nl |url-status=live |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> He was educated at [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] and [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]]. He joined the British Indian Army in 1905.<ref name="times"/><ref name="OIA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.unithistories.com/officers/indianarmy_officers_h01.html |title=Officers of the Indian Army |website=unithistories |url-status=live |access-date=14 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224182622/https://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_H01.html |archive-date=24 February 2020 }}</ref> | ||
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.<ref name="times"/><ref name="HL"/> | 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.<ref name="times"/><ref name="HL"/> | ||
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Heath joined the [[Indian Army]] on 18 January 1905<ref name="OIA"/> and served with the [[King's African Rifles]] from 1909 to 1913.<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> He was promoted to captain on 18 January 1914.<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> He saw action in the [[First World War]] where he was injured losing an eye and suffering permanent damage to his left arm.<ref name="OIA"/> He was subsequently awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> Following the war he fought in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] and served in East [[Persia]] from 1919 to 1921. He was Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General in India and Afghanistan between 30 May 1919 and 8 August 1919, and Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General between 9 August 1919 and 26 September 1919. On 18 January 1920, he was promoted to major.<ref name="OIA"/> Between 1919 and 1921 he was Commandant of the Seistan Levy Corps.<ref name="OIA"/> Between 21 November 1924 and 5 July 1928 Heath served as Assistant Commandant and Commandant Indian Wing, at the Army School of Education, India.<ref name="OIA"/> He transferred to the 10/14 [[14th Punjab Regiment|Punjab Regiment]] in 1928.<ref name="OIA"/> He became commanding officer of the [[14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs|1st Battalion]], [[11th Sikh Regiment]] in 1929 and was deployed to the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North-West Frontier]] in India in 1930 and 1932.<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> On 1 January 1929 Heath was promoted to battalion lieutenant colonel and then lieutenant colonel on 6 December 1929.<ref name="HL"/> On 6 May 1932, Heath was promoted to battalion colonel.<ref name="OIA"/> He received the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) on 8 September 1933 and was promoted to colonel on 9 January 1934.<ref name="OIA"/><ref name="HL"/> He became an instructor at the Senior Officers School, [[Belgaum]], India in 1934<ref name="OIA"/> and Brigade Commander, [[Wana Brigade]] in 1936,<ref name="HL"/> in which capacity he was deployed to the North West Frontier in 1937.<ref name="OIA"/> In 1939, Heath was awarded the [[Order of the Bath]] on 2 January 1939 and promoted to Major General on 20 January of the same year.<ref name="OIA"/><ref name="HL"/> He went on to be Commander 7th Indian Division of the [[Decca, India|Deccan]] District in 1939.<ref name="OIA"/> | Heath joined the [[Indian Army]] on 18 January 1905<ref name="OIA"/> and served with the [[King's African Rifles]] from 1909 to 1913.<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> He was promoted to captain on 18 January 1914.<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> He saw action in the [[First World War]] where he was injured losing an eye and suffering permanent damage to his left arm.<ref name="OIA"/> He was subsequently awarded the [[Military Cross]].<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> Following the war he fought in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] and served in East [[Persia]] from 1919 to 1921. He was Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General in India and Afghanistan between 30 May 1919 and 8 August 1919, and Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General between 9 August 1919 and 26 September 1919. On 18 January 1920, he was promoted to major.<ref name="OIA"/> Between 1919 and 1921 he was Commandant of the Seistan Levy Corps.<ref name="OIA"/> Between 21 November 1924 and 5 July 1928 Heath served as Assistant Commandant and Commandant Indian Wing, at the Army School of Education, India.<ref name="OIA"/> He transferred to the 10/14 [[14th Punjab Regiment|Punjab Regiment]] in 1928.<ref name="OIA"/> He became commanding officer of the [[14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs|1st Battalion]], [[11th Sikh Regiment]] in 1929 and was deployed to the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North-West Frontier]] in India in 1930 and 1932.<ref name="HL"/><ref name="OIA"/> On 1 January 1929 Heath was promoted to battalion lieutenant colonel and then lieutenant colonel on 6 December 1929.<ref name="HL"/> On 6 May 1932, Heath was promoted to battalion colonel.<ref name="OIA"/> He received the [[Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO) on 8 September 1933 and was promoted to colonel on 9 January 1934.<ref name="OIA"/><ref name="HL"/> He became an instructor at the Senior Officers School, [[Belgaum]], India in 1934<ref name="OIA"/> and Brigade Commander, [[Wana Brigade]] in 1936,<ref name="HL"/> in which capacity he was deployed to the North West Frontier in 1937.<ref name="OIA"/> In 1939, Heath was awarded the [[Order of the Bath]] on 2 January 1939 and promoted to Major General on 20 January of the same year.<ref name="OIA"/><ref name="HL"/> He went on to be Commander 7th Indian Division of the [[Decca, India|Deccan]] District in 1939.<ref name="OIA"/> | ||
Heath achieved success as the [[General Officer Commanding]] the [[5th Indian Infantry Division]] during the [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]]. <ref> | Heath achieved success as the [[General Officer Commanding]] the [[5th Indian Infantry Division]] during the [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]].<ref> | ||
{{cite book | {{cite book | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | |||
*{{cite book |title=Churchill's Lions: A Biographical Guide to the Key British Generals of World War II |last=Mead |first=Richard |year=2007 |publisher=Spellmount |location=Stroud |isbn=978-1-86227-431-0 }} | |||
*{{cite book| first=Nick| last=Smart| title=Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War| isbn=1844150496| year=2005| location=Barnesley| publisher=Pen & Sword}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [ | *[https://generals.dk/general/Heath/Lewis_Macclesfield/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II] | ||
*[https://www.unithistories.com/officers/IndianArmy_officers_H01.html#Heath_LM Indian Army Officers 1939−1945] | |||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Military Cross]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Military Cross]] | ||
[[Category:World War II prisoners of war held by Japan]] | [[Category:World War II prisoners of war held by Japan]] | ||
[[Category:British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Afghan War]] | |||
[[Category:British Indian Army generals]] | |||
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] | |||
[[Category:Military personnel of British India]] | |||