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SPARKS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 935 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Dollar, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wonthaggi M.U.I.O.O.F. Loyal Lord Kitchener Lodge Roll of Honor, Wonthaggi St. George's Anglican Parish Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 935, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 935, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 935, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 935 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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