Regimental number | 2626 |
Place of birth | Dambury, England |
School | Framlingham College, Suffolk, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Badgerin, via Dowerin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Holmstead Speakman, 'Garland', Dambray, Essex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Fremantle Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot AA, Grave No. 1606), Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Kate SPEAKMAN. Native of Dambury, Essex, England. Invalided - gunshot wound.......in action. Died at ?RG Hospital, Freemantle |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 28 August 1919; died before discharge. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPEAKMAN Norman Henry |