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SPEECHLEY, Wemyss Benjamin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3387 |
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Enlisted: | 23 June 1917, Sydney |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1899 |
Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Petersham Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Cote 80 French National Cemetery, Etinehem, France Plot D, Grave 19 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beecroft War Memorial Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3387, 35th Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 3387, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 3387, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
22 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3387, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wemyss Benjamin SPEECHLEY was born in Petersham, Sydney in 1899
His parents were William Henry SPEECHLEY & Emma Elizabeth BLAY who married in Sydney on 25th December, 1876