Harold Ellison Speight

Forenames

Harold Ellison AWMM

Surname

Speight AWMM

Service number

WWI 2/1499 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

16 Feb 1892 Provisional List 1918

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Central Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M.H. Speight (mother), Saint George's Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 17 Apr 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 2/1499 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Military Cross (MC) AWMM
  London Gazette 18/06/1917 AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• On 18 May 1917 2nd Lieutenant H Speight was awarded a Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. His battery was suddenly subjected to intense bombardment. He at once went into the open and visited the battery positions and directed the movement of all his men to cover. His prompt action and great courage saved many casualties to the battery.
  Public - Sonia - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - London Gazette Supplement 18 June 1917.p 6007
  Honours & Awards to NZEF 1914-18Wayne McDonald p 298

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 17 Apr 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 21 or HMNZT 22 or HMNZT 23 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

19 Nov 1918 AWMM Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Influenza AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Unknown AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM

Next of Kin: Mrs M. H. Speight, St Georges Bay Rd, Akld (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

19 Nov 1918 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

Domain Road Cemetery, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Block D. Grave 5. AWMM

Memorial name

• Family grave memorial, Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland AWMM
• Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
• St Mary's Cathedral Church. Parnell, Auckland 1052 AWMM
• Parnell District School, 48 St Stephens Ave, Parnell, Auckland 1052 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7820158
  Further Reference
• The New Zealand Heritage List. War Memorial, Auckland Grammar School, Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland.
  http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4472
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643322/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643322
  Further Reference
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
  http://web.archive.org/web/20220331095731/https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Documents/Provisional-list-NZ-victims-of-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Ancestry.pdf
  Sources Used

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• Bank of New Zealand officers who enlisted for military service in the First World War. Research completed by Paul Hickford (2014-2017).
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 682
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• "Provisional List: Victims of the 1918 Flu Pandemic in New Zealand", Compiled by: Ancestry.com, Updated: 2-Oct-18
• Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.