Regimental number | 442A |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hatton, Derbyshire, |
Place of birth | Derby, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fire brigade |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs G Speak, 61 Carlisle Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Rosehill, New South |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 442 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Laurence John SPEAK, 5th Division Artillery, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 15 August 1915 (enteric); embarked for England on board Hospital Ship 'Ascania', 19 August 1915; admitted to St Patrick's Hospital, Malta (dysentery), 25 Auyust 1915. Transferred to Hospital Ship 'Oxfordshire', Malta, for movement to England. Admitted to King George's Hospital, Stamford Street, London (severely sick), 24 September 1915; transferred to Abbeg Wood Depot, 20 November 1915. Detached for duty with Headquarters, AIF Depots in the United Kinydom, 11 September 1916. Transferred to Army Service Corps Details, Parkhouse, 26 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France from Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, 5 September 1917. Marched out to 1 Divisional Train, 22 October 1917; taken on strength, 1 Divisional Train, Belgium, 29 October 1917. Detached to Headquarters, 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade, 4 April 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 22 April 1918. Transferred to No. 1 Company, AASC, 26 May 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Port Sydney', 8 October 1918; disembarked Australia, 2 December 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 3 February 1919. Total war service: 4 years 135 days (of which 3 years 349 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Methodist Section), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPEAK Edwin |