Husband of Mrs. Speight, of 49, Roxalina Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted June 1915. Formerly Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Captured 21/03/1918 and prisoner of war at Limburg, Germany. Attached 1st Bn., King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
Speight, John Benjamin –
Personal details
- Surname: Speight
- Forename: John Benjamin
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: 237354
- Regiment: Herefordshire (Territorial) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/06/1915 28/06/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7h 6b