SPARKES, Leonard John
| Service Numbers: | S30844, S51494), SX24773, S51494 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 110 Casualty Clearing Station |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Black Forest, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 13 September 1989, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S30844, Casualty Clearing Stations WW2 | |
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| 21 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S51494), Casualty Clearing Stations WW2 | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, S51494 | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, SX24773 | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, S30844 | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX24773 | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Brisbane, QLD | |
| 12 Aug 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX24773, 110 Casualty Clearing Station, embarked Brisbane for Milne Bay on board the Anhui | |
| 29 May 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX24773, 110 Casualty Clearing Station, embarked Milne Bay for Brisbane on board the Cape Neddick | |
| 24 Mar 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX24773, 110 Casualty Clearing Station, embarked Cairns for Morotai en route for Tarakan | |
| 3 Jan 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX24773, 110 Casualty Clearing Station, embarked Tarakan for Sydney on board the River Murchison | |
| 5 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX24773 | |
| 5 Apr 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Younger of two brothers (George and Leonard) who served in WWII, Private Leonard John Sparkes (Service Nos:S30844/S51494/SX24773) initially served in the ACMF with 10 Casualty Clearing Station from 15 December 1941 to 5 August 1942 - Nursing Orderly. Private Sparkes enlisted in the AIF on 6 August 1942 'in the field', and served with 110 Casualty Clearing Station at Milne Bay (12 August 1942 - 29 May 1944) and Tarakan (24 March 1945 - 3 January 1946). Private Sparkes was attached to 110 Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Discharge on 5 April 1946.
Len was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1920, fourth of five children of George Frederick Sparkes (b1886 in London, England) and Dorothy Maud Neale (b1889 in London, England). George (who worked as a Paper Boy and Wood Machinist) and Dorothy married in London in 1910, and immigrated that year, arriving in Melbourne on board the Salamis. George and Dorothy moved to Adelaide, and in 1915 George enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:1814). Following his Discharge in 1919, he and Dorothy settled in Adelaide where they raised their family and George worked as a Wood Machinist.
Len, a keen cricket player known for his batting skills, was working in Adelaide as a Junior Clerk when he enlisted in the Army in 1941. Following his Discharge, Len returned to Adelaide, where he worked as a Cllerk/Paymaster until his death in 1989.
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