Agent TypePersonActivities & OccupationsSoldiersHistoryHeywood undertook military training at various camps in Australia prior to entering active service in Malaya, attaining the rank of Warrant Officer First Class. He became a prisoner of war with the fall of Singapore, and was later transferred to Japan, where he died during an Allied air attack shortly before the end of the War.
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Heywood, William S.. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 07/06/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/62064