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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.