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SPARKS, Mervyn Hamilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 395 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Sydney Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Merchant Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 15, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Killara North Sydney Technical High School WW1 Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 395, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 395, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 395, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry and Katherine (Kate) McBean Sparks of 7 Sutherland Street, Neutral Bay, NSW. Brother of Harry Richmond Sparks MID and Sydney Hay Sparks Military Medal
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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