William Heywood

Born in August 1833, Heywood was a student in the Military Department at King’s from 1848 to 1850. After leaving King’s, he became Ensign, then Lieutenant, and then Captain, and served in the 14th Buckinghamshire Foot Regiment. He was deployed to fight in the Crimean War in 1855 and, notably, was involved in the Siege of Sevastopol. He also served in Malta, the Ionian Islands, India, Aden, England, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Heywood was awarded a ‘UK Military Campaign Medal and Awards Roll’ in 1854-55 for his role in the Crimean War as a Lieutenant for the 14th Foot, and was also given a ‘Clasp of Sevastopol’ for the siege of the Russian naval base at Sevastopol.