"Heygate, Bernard (f), b. 12 May, 1854, bro. of William Augustine, Lancelot, and Ambrose, above, pp. 159, 185, 199. Left 1872 ; joined Army Service Corps 1872 ; Zulu War, defence of Ekowe (despatches, Medal with clasp) 1880; Transvaal Campaign^, defense of Pretoria 1881; Soudan Expedition (medal with clasp, Khedive's star) 1885; Assist. Commissary-Gen. 1885, Major 1888; D.A.A.G., S.£. District 1894, Thames District 1898. unmarried, at Rochester, Died 11 Dec., 1898, from an hunting accident in the field."
Source: Winchester College, 1836-1906 : a register