Harold Clifton SPARKS

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Service Numbers:	847, 261
Enlisted:	23 November 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Second Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 24 June 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Flinders St School, Adelaide
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Natural causes, Norwood, Adelaide City, South Australia, 1 January 1974, aged 80 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Grave Location: General AE/Path 6/Grave 393.
Memorials:

23 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 847, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Morphettville, South Australia
12 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 847, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney
12 Feb 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 847, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 261, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli
21 Mar 1918:	Wounded German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed
29 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal
8 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 261, 3rd Field Company Engineers

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Harold Clifton SPARKS was born on 24th June, 1893 in Adelaide, South Australia

His parents were David SPARKS and Elizabeth JUDD

Three of Harolds brothers also served in WW1

1. Wallace Stewart SPARKS (SN 2484) returned to Australia in 1919

2. William Alfred John SPARKS (SN 3920) returned

3. Charles Reginald SPARKS (SN 2485) killed in action in 1917