Walter Charles SPEECHLY

SPEECHLY, Walter Charles

    Other Name: Speechley, Walter Charles - Australian War Memorial - Nominal Roll
    Service Numbers: 1208, 1330, N251738
    Enlisted: 3 November 1914, 1st Reinforcments His service number initially allocated via his Enlistmen and Embarkation draft. Subsequently changed to 1330 when he was taken on strength by the 4th Battalion.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
    Born: Maidstone, Kent, England, 10 September 1882
    Home Town: Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 26 November 1964, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1208, 4th Infantry Battalion, 1st Reinforcments His service number initially allocated via his Enlistmen and Embarkation draft. Subsequently changed to 1330 when he was taken on strength by the 4th Battalion.
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1208, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    23 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1330, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Serial number re-assigned when taken on strength by 4th Battalion. Date unclear
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    19 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1330, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in the major Ottoman offensive to dislodge the ANZAC Force from the beachehad. It ended in disaster for the Ottomans, and only light casualties for the Australians. WLater Speechley was one of them. GSW (nterchangeable 'Geneal Shrapnel Wound or Gunshot Wound) To hospital Alexandria
    13 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, The 56th was the ‘Pup Battalion’ of the 4th as a result of the ’doubling of the AIF’ in Egypt prior to the AIF deploying to France. Experienced officers aNCO and soldiers were transferred across and both units were reinforced with new arrivals from Australia.
    7 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1330, 56th Infantry Battalion, Second time woundd Shrapnel wound R heel and arm Too late for Fromelles - the actual location of the 56th BN on this date will need to be determined from Unit war diaries. Evacuated to the UK.
    23 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 61st Infantry Battalion , The 61st was to be the first Battalion of the 16th Brigade assigned to the 6th Division. It was raised on the Salisbury Plain in theUK but when the Conscription Referendum failed it was obvious that the Division could not be manned and it lapsed.
    24 Sep 1918: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1330, 56th Infantry Battalion, For Australia on
    23 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1330, 56th Infantry Battalion, Sydney

    World War 2 Service

    27 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N251738
    30 Sep 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N251738, 10th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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    Walter Charles Speechly
    Birth 10 SEP 1882 • Maidstone, Kent, England

    Death 26 NOV 1964 • Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

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