THE family of a sailor killed in the Falklands War have won their campaign to have his name added to a war memorial, 25 years after his death.

Royal Navy steward John Stroud, aged 20, was one of 13 sailors killed when HMS Glamorgan, was struck by an Argentinian missile during the 1982 conflict.

His widow, Jean Stroud-Mort, and son John-Paul, who was only eight months old when his father died, mounted a campaign earlier this year to see his name engraved on Dunscar war memorial, Blackburn Road. And this week they were told Bolton Council had approved the move, with a dedication ceremony planned for later this year.

Mrs Stroud-Mort, aged 52, of Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, who has since remarried, said: "We're absolutely delighted.

"We had letters of support from all over the country and we're very grateful to our MP David Crausby who really got things moving.

"John was born and bred in Bolton and it's going to mean so much to us to see his name on the war memorial."

Bolton North-east MP David Crausby contacted the War Memorials Trust and the local authority, which is responsible locally for the upkeep of war memorials, to press for the addition of Mr Stroud's name.

His office also leafleted the local area to drum up support.

A spokesman for Mr Crausby said: "We will be meeting with Mrs Stroud-Mort later this week to discuss the wording of the inscription and whether it will be engraved on a plaque or directly onto the memorial.

"We'll then go back to the council with our ideas.

"We hope to hold the dedication ceremony before the 25th anniversary of the Falklands, this June."