Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Marshall Speed
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 16519
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Scots Guards
- Unit/Ship: 1st Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 27.09.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Vis-En-Artois Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 3
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Inchture
- Address: 70 Peddie St, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
Robert Speed
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Jemima Forret, 70 Peddie St, Dundee
- Children:
Emmie?, born 24.04.1909 & George, born 29.12.1915
More about William Marshall Speed
William has no known grave but is remembered on the Vis-En-Artois Memorial.
William M. Speed 165519 Scots Guards
SPEED___Killed in action, 27th September, Pte. W. Speed, Scots Guards, son of the late Robt. Speed, Inchture, and beloved husband of Jemima Forrat, 70 Peddie Street, Dundee.
Dundee People’s Journal 26th October 1918
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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