SPARKES, Edward Charles
| Service Number: | 2828 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1918, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 20 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Porter, SAR |
| Died: | Illness, Frensham Hill Military Hospital, Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, 22 February 1919, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Grave Reference: IV. I. 10. Epitaph reads"In His Sacrifice Was Our Shelter" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackwood War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2828, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2828, Railway Unit (AIF), SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Feb 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2828, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2828 awm_unit: Operating Section Details Australian Railway Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1919-02-22 |
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Edward Charles SPARKES was born in London in England on 20th March, 1891
His parents were George SPARKES & Emily ASHFORD who married in Bethnal Green, UK in 1883
He married Florence Lillian NEALE in Hackney, UK in 1912
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His son Edward John SPARKES (SN SX4050) served during WW2 & died on 8th December, 1942
Biography
Medal: Britis War Medal.
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 28 February 1920
HEROES OF THE GREAT WAR
SPARKES.— In loving memory of our dear son Sapper E. C. Sparkes, who died in England February 22, 1919.
You are always in our thoughts, dear son.
It's sweet to breathe your name.
In life we loved you very dear,
In death we do the same.
—Inserted by his loving mother and father, sister and brother, Lily and Harry.
SPARKES.— In loving memory of my dear husband, Sapper E. C Sparkes, died in England, February 22, 1919.
What would I give to clasp his hand?
My loving husband to see,
Just to hear one loving word
Which means so much to me?
—Inserted by his sorrowing wife and children.
SPARKES. — In loving remembrance of Sapper E. C. Sparkes, who died in England, February 22, 1919.
Never shall thy memory fade.
— Inserted by his loving friends, J. and F. Patching, Norwood.
SPARKES. — In loving memory of Trooper E. C. Sparkes, who died in England, February 22, 1919.
No more to hear his loving voice,
No more to see his face;
How our hearts would now rejoice
Could we but fill his place.
— Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Sid and Nell.
SPARKES. — In loving memory of our dear brother, Sapper E. C. Sparkes, who died in England, February 22, 1919.
Too far away your grave to see,
But not too far to think of thee;
Sunshine passes, shadows fall,
But love, sweet memory, outlasts all.
— Inserted by his loving brother, sister-in-law, George, and Dolly.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87448363
His brother, John Leonard SPARKES,
Service Number: 8875
Rank: Lance Corporal
Unit: 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment
Service: British Army
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of death: 01 September 1916
Age at death: 28
Cemetery or memorial details: Basra Memorial, Basra, Iraq
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