Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Address | The Rosery, Jessamine Street, Bowral, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Speer, The Rosery, Jessamine Street, Bowral, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Served with the 3rd Battalion at Gallipoli 25 June 1915 to 28 July 1915, having been wounded on 27 July 1915. Served with 3rd Battalion in France from 16 September 1916 until 20 October 1916 when he was transferred to 46th Battalion where he rose to Major and second in charge of that Battalion. Was wounded at Bullecourt on 9 March 1917. Was recommended for Victoria Cross, but no senior officer was available to confirm so recommendation lapsed. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Cremated Rookwood Crematorium; ashes interred in a niche in a memorial wall to St. Anne's Anglican Church, Strathfield, New South Wales. |