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220876 Sgt. John Heywood British Army 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers from:Bolton (d.26th Apr 1916) Jack Heywood was my great grandfather. He fought in Sudan, Crete and the second Boer war in 1900 - 1902. My grandmother's middle name was Tugela. This is a river in South Africa. John used this as his daughter's middle name because he had a lucky escape across the river form a pursuing group of Boers. He left the army in 1902 and returned to his home town of Bolton. He re-enlisted in 1914 and joined the 11th Battalion of the Lancashire Fusileers. He trained new soldiers for a time, before being shipped out to France. He was killed in action near Arras in 1916. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**