We remember William Allan Speed

We remember William Allan Speed

Timeline

Timeline

1895
sibling James Y Speed Source:8505011 1895
1897
birth Leslie, Fife United Kingdom Source:8505007 Source:8505004 1897
1901
sibling Robert Speed Source:8505011 1901
1901
location High Street, Leslie, Fife United Kingdom parents address Source:8505011 1901
1915
service British Army Private 1717 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:8505027 2nd May 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4199161 2nd May 1915
1916
hospitalisation Wounded Hospital/Institution Source:8505027 10th April 1916
1916
service British Army Private 1717 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:8505027 10th April 1916
enlistment Leslie, Fife United Kingdom Source:8505004
service British Army Private 290168 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Source:8505004
1917
death Killed in Action Source:8505004 9th April 1917
burial Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:8505007

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Allan
Initials WA
Last Name Speed
Source 8505004
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
High Street, Leslie, Fife United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 290168 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
British Army 1717 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
British Army 1717 Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force) Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Robert Speed father
Jessie mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
James Y Speed brother 1895
Robert Speed brother 1901

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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War Diary of the 1/7th Royal Highlanders Fife3190

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