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Adelaide South Australia [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Emsworth, Hampshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Ascot Vale Victoria [4]

Dorking, Surrey [4]

Roma Queensland [4]

Torpoint, Cornwall [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Portsmouth [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Feltham, Middlesex [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Grays Inn Lane, London [2]

Honiton, Devon [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

North Sydney New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sunbury, Middlesex [2]

Watchem Victoria [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Abercrombie New South Wales [1]

Acton, London [1]

Alderney, Dorset, England [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Balmain [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Barton, Lincolnshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bovey Tracey, Devon [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bradfordshire England [1]

Bridgend, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [419]

Gunner [64]

Driver [40]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [24]

Lieutenant [19]

Lance Corporal [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Captain [12]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Colonel [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Senior Reserve [1]

Captain/Temporary Colonel [1]

Carpenter [1]

Carpenter's Mate [1]

Chief Carpenter [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Dresser [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner/ Gunner/ Bombardier/ Serjeant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Musician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Labour Corps [62]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Engineers [45]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Rifle Brigade [18]

Essex Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [667]

Royal Navy [116]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [100]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Australian Imperial Force [58]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

S [1054]

A [3]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1026]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Adelaide South Australia [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] London, Middlesex, England [6] Emsworth, Hampshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Ascot Vale Victoria [4] Dorking, Surrey [4] Roma Queensland [4] Torpoint, Cornwall [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Portsmouth [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Feltham, Middlesex [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Grays Inn Lane, London [2] Honiton, Devon [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] North Sydney New South Wales [2] Paddington, London [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sunbury, Middlesex [2] Watchem Victoria [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Abercrombie New South Wales [1] Acton, London [1] Alderney, Dorset, England [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Balmain [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Barton, Lincolnshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bovey Tracey, Devon [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bradfordshire England [1] Bridgend, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [419] Gunner [64] Driver [40] Serjeant [36] Corporal [34] Sapper [24] Lieutenant [19] Lance Corporal [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Captain [12] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Colonel [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Captain Senior Reserve [1] Captain/Temporary Colonel [1] Carpenter [1] Carpenter's Mate [1] Chief Carpenter [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Dresser [1] Engineer Captain [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner/ Gunner/ Bombardier/ Serjeant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Musician [1] Nursing Sister [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Labour Corps [62] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Engineers [45] London Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Hampshire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Rifle Brigade [18] Essex Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [667] Royal Navy [116] Canadian Expeditionary Force [100] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Australian Imperial Force [58] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

S [1054] A [3] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1026] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Franklin Baverstock Sparks

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118760

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Reuben James Sparks

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286229

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Thomas Sparks

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143105

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Harry Charles Sparks

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 317104

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Leonard Gilbert Sparks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161617

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Herbert Sparks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177801

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Frederick Clayden Sparks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178087

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Cecil Reginald Sparks

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178210

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William Charles Sparks

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15165

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William Sparks

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133848

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Harold Allin Sparks

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82459

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Edgar Graves Sparks

Born 1878

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703893 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ernest Sparks

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410194

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410194 Private Canadian Infantry

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Earl Bungay Sparks

Born 1883

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213683

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213683 Lance Corporal Canadian Engineers

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Amos John Sparks

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886291

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886291 Private Canadian Infantry

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Lewis H Sparks

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR/8/9832 Private Training Reserve

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Godfrey Sparks

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 16055 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Edward Sparks

Died 1918

British Army 241206 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment

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Fred Charles Sparks

Died 1916

British Army 36272 Private Welsh Regiment

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George Reginald Sparks

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 11824 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 11824 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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