Toby Jones

The actor was given a unique opportunity to posthumously research the impact it had on their lives for Channel 4 show My Grandparents' War.

'A sentry came up to me and stood with his rifle in front of my face and said nothing. Old times: Reggie Heselwood, pictured in India during World War II. 'Being a brewer does not prepare you for jungle warfare,' Jones said. But he would maintain contact with his wife - a professional actress - through a weekly series of letters that would continue until his return to the United Kingdom in 1945. The actor has since discovered Reggie was caught by a bullet while serving with the British Royal Artillery in Burma at the height of World War II, leaving him with a permanent scar and lingering PTSD. - Jones discovered grandfather Reggie was caught by a Japanese bullet while fighting with the British Royal Artillery in Burma at the height of World War II