Sparkes papers, 1914-1919 / William Percival Sparkes

sub-fonds

1914-1919

879242

Digitised : 2014

0.05 metres (1 box) of textual and graphic material - manuscripts, printed

Quartermaster-sergeant W.P. Sparkes of Brisbane, Queensland was a locomotive engineer driver aged 32 when he enlisted 20 Aug.1914. He embarked on board HMAT A22 Rangatira, 25 Sept. 1914 and served in the 3rd and 11th Field Artillery Brigade and 4th Divisional Artillery in Egypt, Gallipolli and France. He was wounded at Gallipoli May 1915, hospitalised in Alexandria and returned to Gallipoli until evacuation in Dec. 1915. He received special mention in Divisional Orders for acts of conspicuous gallantry at Gallipoli. He was transferred to 41st Battalion, 4th Divisional Artillery in Feb. 1916 and departed for France June 1916 where he remained until his discharge on 17 Oct. 1917

ITEM 01
William Sparkes diary, 5 April 1915-5 January 1916

ITEM 02
William Sparkes diary, 5 January 1916- 6 December 1916

ITEM 03
William Sparkes diary, 5 April 1915-8 June 1915

ITEM 04
William Sparkes letters, 25 October 1914-28 November 1915

ITEM 05
William Sparkes letters, 22 December 1915-17 June 1917

ITEM 06
William Sparkes paybook, 24 September 1914-28 August 1916

ITEM 07
William Sparkes miscellaneous papers, ca. 1916-1919

ITEM 08
William Sparkes photographs, ca. 1914-1919

ITEM 09
William Sparkes papers, 26 April 1919

ITEMS 10-11
William Sparkes miscellanea, 15 August 1915

Copyright status:: In copyright
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State Library of New South Wales collection of World War I papers
Microfilm copy available at CY 4895, frames 317 - 558