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James Speakman - I G

Details

Forename James
Surname Speakman - I G
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph and St James Churchyardl, Orrell
Age 20
Address 53 Birkett Bank (mother)
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Moulder at Hindley Foundry
Regiment Irish Guards 2nd Batt
Day of Death 14
Month of Death September
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Artillery Wood Cemetery
Regiment Number 9161
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Brother of Thomas Speakman also killed.
Son of Thomas and Annie.
Remebered on family gravestone in St James's Churchyard, Orrell.

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry and WO 23/2/18