Pte
Henry Spedding
Military Details
Service Number: 16930
Regiment & Unit / Ship
4th Regiment South African Infantry
Enlisted
3 August 1917
Awards and Medals
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Date of Enlistment
3 August 1917
Place of Enlistment
Johannesburg , South Africa ,
Residence at Enlistment
383 Marshall Street , Jeppes, Johannesburg , South Africa
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
4th
Service Number at Enlistment
16930
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1878
Place of Birth
Cleator
Religion
C of E
Address
383 Marshall Street , Jeppes, Johannesburg , South Africa
Residence (Census)
81 Frizington road , Frizington
Residence (Roll of Honour)
383 Marshall Street , Jeppes, Johannesburg , South Africa
Parents
William & Sophia ( nee Tembey )
Siblings
Jospeh , Elizabeth , Mary, William , James , Jane ,
Married
Deborah ( nee Bewley)
Children
Elizabeth G , Henry T, Margaret W
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Iron Ore Miner n
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
24th March 1918
Age at Death
40
Circumstances of Death
Died of Wounds
Place of Death
Est Ferme L'Hospital , Somme
Theater of Action
France
Regiment at Death
Regiment South African Infantry
Battalion/Vessel at Death
4th
Rank at Death
Pte
Notes
Husband of Deborah Spedding, of Jeppes, Johannesburg. ***buried 1km east of Ferme de l'Hospital close to the western edge of the Bois Marrieres north and south of the path from the Ferme de l'Hospital to Bouchavesnes
Buried or Commemorated at
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