John Francis HEYWOOD

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HEYWOOD, John Francis

Service Number:	1020
Enlisted:	11 September 1914, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Yarragon, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Yulungah State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Dairyman
Died:	Died of wounds, Malta, 9 May 1915
Cemetery:	Pieta Military Cemetery Grave A. II. 2. INSCRIPTION NOT FOR HIMSELF FOR US HE GAVE HIS LIFE DIED AS HE LIVED WITH HONOR, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarragon War Memorial

World War 1 Service

11 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1020, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Victoria
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1020, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1020, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 22 and the son of John and Ellen Heywood, of Evergreen, Yarragon, Victoria, Australia.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

His mother's maiden surname was Escreet.

Brother of Jessie May Heywood, Charles William Heywood DCM who returned to Australia on 15 November 1918 having served with the 4th Light Horse Regiment, Alfred George Heywood, Ellen Isabel Heywood and Lily Jane Heywood

Nedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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