SPEAKE Reginald Lester

  • First Name(s):
    Reginald 
    Lester 
  • Surname:
    SPEAKE
  • Service Number:
    A2
  • Rank:

    Rifleman

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    King's Royal Rifle Corps
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    24th August 1916
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 13A and 13B.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Joseph Charles and Mary Speake, of Areley Kings, Stourport, Worcestershire

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SPEAKE Reginald Lester Is Named On These Memorials

Areley Kings School
Areley Kings St Bartholomew’s Church WW1 Memorial
Areley Kings War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Areley Kings St Bartholomew’s Church WW1 Memorial, surname spelt Speake. Areley Kings War Memorial, surname spelt Speake. Areley Kings School, surname spelt Speak.

Further Information About SPEAKE Reginald Lester

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral.

Reginald Lester Speak, King’s Royal Rifles is listed in “Stourport Men and the War” – a list of men serving, Kidderminster Shuttle, 19th December 1914.

Reginald Speak was the elder son of Mr and Mrs J.C. Speake of Areley Kings.  He joined the army soon after the outbreak of war and went to France seventeen months ago.  He was killed in action five days before his 21st birthday.  His brother is serving in the Grenadier Guards.

Source for additional information: Kidderminster Times 30th September 1916, Kidderminster Times 7th October 1916, reported with photo.

A photograph of Rifleman R.L. Speake of Areley Kings can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 7th October 1916, available at Worcestershire Archives.

Reginald Speak(e) has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Researched by Adrian Carter. Cathedral roll of honour books researched by Sandra Taylor.