Son of Henry and Margaret Jane Speak, of 1, Victoria Street, Blackrod, Lancashire. Enlisted May 1915. Reported missing July 1916 then reported wounded in the leg and shoulder by shrapnel, and subsequently presumed killed.
Speak, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Speak
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Blackrod, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Blackrod, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 24
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 1st, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
- Service number: 18540
- Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- St. Katharine's C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Blackrod
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 5 D and 12 B.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/07/1916 11/08/1916 01/12/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6f/h* 6b* S22*