315709 2nd Lieutenant Wilfred Henry Speke
Killed/died of wounds/other causes as the result of
operation ‘Market’
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Born on: 01 Mar 1914
Died on: 21 Sep 1944
Died at: Battle of Arnhem in the area of the Old Church, Oosterbeek, and is commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial to the missing
Aged: 30
Buried at: No known grave.
Commemorated Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery panel 8.
Rest in Peace 2nd Lieutenant Speke:
11th Bn. Parachute Regt., A.A.C.
Son Henry and Lillian Speke; husband of H.M. Speke, of Lee, London.
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