William John Frank Speller

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

164344

Unit at enlistment:

84th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Wounded:

Yes

Date of death:

November 18th, 1916

Cemetery:

Adanac Military Cemetery - Somme, France - I.D.3

Commemorated at:

Norfolk County's Carillon Tower

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Hertfordshire

Birth city:

Waltham Cross

Next of kin address:

Villa Nova, Norfolk County, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Railway Section Man

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Circumstances of Casualty: Previously reported Missing now for Official purposes presumed to have Died. Now Killed in Action.

Toronto Star – December 13, 1916

Pte. Speller Missing

After being in the trenches about three months, Pte. W.J.W. Speller, who went overseas with the 84th Battalion, is reported among the missing. He had no previous military experience when he enlisted at the Niagara Camp a year ago with the 84th Battalion. For a few weeks before going overses he finished his military training at the Exhibition Camp. He reached the trenches with a Toronto Battalion. His kin are in Villa Nova, Ont.

Note: Not Considered Brant County War Dead