Private

Ernest Pinfold Sparkes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Martin Sparkes and Mary Elizabeth Sparkes, of 8, Newtown Avenue, Wellington South, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
38081
Name:
Ernest Pinfold Sparkes
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.E. Sparkes (mother), 8 Newtown Avenue, Wellington South, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carrier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion, 9 (Hawkes Bay) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 May 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 76
Vessel:
Aparima
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. J. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest Pinfold Sparkes
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