Also Served: Frederick J Speake - Frederick J SPEAKE
10 Hale View Road, Huyton Quarry Private 240346, South Lancashire Regiment 
The 1911 census shows the Speake family at the above address. Parents George (50, an out of work Iron Shingler) and Sarah (55), had been married for 28 years and of their nine children, seven were still living, four of whom were with their parents. Frederick was a 15 year old Brass Polisher at the Wire Factory, William (14), was an Errand Boy for a Hardware Dealer, John (12) and Phyllis (8) were still at school.
Looking back to the 1901 census, other children are Sissie (17), George (15), Mary (12) and Caroline (10).
Frederick was pictured in the Prescot Reporter (above) as '5th South Lancs' and listed in the Prescot Reporter in May 1915 as one of the men of Prescot serving with the colours
His Medal Index Card shows his entitlement to the British War Medal and Victory Medal. His 6-digit number is from the renumbering exercise of March 1917, and as his MIC does not show an earlier number, this suggests that he did not see overseas service prior to 1917.
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