Son of Peter and Nancy Heywood, of 20, Breightmet Fold, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire. First of three sons killed.
Heywood, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Heywood
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Ainsworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Breightmet, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 9th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 22777
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. James's (Breightmet) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
- CWGC reference: Panel 27.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/03/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 10/05/1918