SPARKES, William Roy
| Service Number: | QX220 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 31 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 21 April 1959, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, QX220 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 21 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX220, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1945: | Discharged | |
| 31 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX220, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
Roy and Mopsy
Roy wrote letters to my mum during the war. He called her Mopsy because of her hair.
He wrote:
"Dear Mopsy
I have tailed them again, for about the third night. I am on guard duty on pay night. It is terrifically hot over here now the other day when we were doing a bit of digging the temperature was 120 degrees. Most of us are fairly sun burnt now and within the next two weeks I think we will be black. Have not had any mail from you for some time but hope I will get two or three letters next time. You know your getting to be a bit of a habit with me so you had better hurry up and write a few more letters. This photo was taken at Khassa, Palestine about six weeks after we had come out of Tobruk. Well Mopsy must close with lots of love + best wishes.
Yours as ever
Roy
Submitted 20 January 2025 by Shanna Quinn
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