We remember James Arthur Sparrow

We remember James Arthur Sparrow

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Timeline

Timeline

1885
sibling Gertrude Sparrow Source:9491645 1885
1887
sibling Harvey Sparrow Source:9491645 1887
1893
birth Shotley, Suffolk United Kingdom Source:7136367 Source:9491609 1893
1895
sibling Alfred Sparrow Source:9491645 1895
1898
sibling Edith Sparrow Source:9491645 1898
1900
sibling Bessie Sparrow Source:9491645 1900
1904
sibling Grace Sparrow Source:9491645 1904
1917
enlistment Colchester, Essex United Kingdom Source:9491645 19th January 1917
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9491645 12th October 1917 - 29th May 1918
employment Horseman Source:9491645
service British Army Private 271555 Hertfordshire Yeomanry Source:4196813
service British Army Private 41054 Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion Source:7136367
service British Army Private 271555 Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion Source:9491645
location Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. United Kingdom parents address Source:7136367
1918
death Killed in Action France Source:7136367 Source:9491655 29th May 1918
burial Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France Plot 4. Row A. Grave 6. Source:7136367

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James Arthur
Initials JA
Last Name Sparrow
Source 7136367
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 271555 Hertfordshire Yeomanry Private
British Army 41054 Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army 271555 Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Reserve Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Eliza Sparrow mother
James Sparrow father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Harvey Sparrow brother 1887
Alfred Sparrow brother 1895
Gertrude Sparrow sister 1885
Edith Sparrow sister 1898
Bessie Sparrow sister 1900
Grace Sparrow sister 1904
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1917-01-20 5'7"

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Vincent96527

External Evidence

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Pension Service Records Vincent96527
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects. Vincent96527

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Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, Nord, France 1 Vincent96527
Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, Nord, France 2 Vincent96527
Tannay British Cemetery, Thiennes, Nord, France 3 Vincent96527

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