Wigan and Leigh Archives Online

Thomas Speakman

Details

Forename Thomas
Surname Speakman
Middle Name
Memorial Wigan Cenotaph and St James Churchyard, Orrell
Age 22
Address 53 Birkett Bank (mother)
Parents' Address
Township Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Fireman on Great Central Railway
Regiment Genadier Guards 4th Batt
Day of Death 14
Month of Death April
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Potijze Burial Ground
Regiment Number 20306
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Brother of James Speakman also killed.
Son of Thomas and Annie.
Remembered on family grave in St James's churchyard.

Ref; CWGC and Ancestry. and WO 27/5/16