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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]

Cecil Cuthbert Sparks

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41756 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 102305 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 102305 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Alfred Sparks

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 16515 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Fred Sparks

Died 1915

British Army 9296 Private Essex Regiment

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Ephrain Sparks

Died 1918

British Army 23409 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick W J Sparks

Died 1917

British Army 202790 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Walter G Sparks

Died 1918

British Army 39531 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 33813 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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John Sparks

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9467 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Josiah Sparks

Died 1916

British Army 4229 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34830 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Walter Percy Sparks

Died 1915

British Army 11041 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Sparks

Died 1915

British Army 1445 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 1445 Rifleman South Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Sparks

Died 1917

British Army 6622 Private London Regiment

British Army 512726 Private London Regiment

British Army 512726 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Thomas Sparks

Died 1915

British Army 11443 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 11443 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Robert Lionel Sparks

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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William Sparks

Died 1916

British Army 6097 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 3/18521 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 6097 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Sparks

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 1145 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

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Seba Walter Sparks

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army D/8078 Private Southern Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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James Elliot Sparks

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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James Frederick Sparks

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment attached Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Arthur Reginald Sparks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216377

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Clifford Thicket Sparks

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267753

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