Bertram Heyn
| Bertram Russell Heyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1, 1912 |
| Died | February 3, 1998 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |
 Sri Lanka
|
| Service/branch |
.jpg){kind=small} Ceylon Army
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| Years of service | 19??-1967 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Ceylon Light Infantry |
| Commands held |
Commander of the Sri Lankan Army , Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | War Medal 1939–1945 |
| Other work | President of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka |
Major General Deshabandu Bertram Russell Heyn, idc, psc, CLI (October 1, 1912 – February 3, 1998) was a Sri Lankan general and a cricketer. He was a former Commander of the Ceylon Army.
Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he played for the cricket team at Royal College, debuting in 1930 and played in the Royal-Thomian. He played for the Ceylon cricket team and his most famous feat was getting Sir Donald Bradman out on his last appearance in Colombo, in an unofficial Test match between Australia and All-Ceylon on 27 March 1948. Bradman was able to score only 20 runs before being caught out by R.L. de Kretser off Heyn's bowling. Heyn also played hockey and rugby. He graduated from the Staff College, Camberley and the Imperial Defence College.
He joined the Ceylon Defence Force and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ceylon Light Infantry before World War II. By the end of the war he was a captain. When the Ceylon Army was formed in 1949 he was commissioned as a major in the regular force. In the early 1950s he took command of the Ceylon Light Infantry with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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