Son of Joseph and Sarah Jane Heywood, of 4, High Stile Fold, Kearsley, Lancashire. Relatives resided at 17, High Stile Fold, Kearsley, Lancashire. Formerly a collier at Trencherbone Colliery. Enlisted July 1917. Was on his way home from Mesopotamia when he took ill, left at hospital in Salonika, where he died from pneumonia.
Heywood, Joseph –
Personal details
- Surname: Heywood
- Forename: Joseph
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 3rd, 1919
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 6th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 39609
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Salonika, Greece
- CWGC reference: 1131
Local newspaper entries
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/01/1919