887659
- TitleSparke letter diary, 23 August 1914-June 1917 / Edward Rashleigh Sparke
- Creator
- Level of descriptionsub-fonds
- Date
23 August 1914-June 1917 - Type of material
- Reference code887659
- Issue CopyDigitised : 2014
- Physical Description0.05 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript, typescript
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Edward Sparke, law clerk of Waratah, New South Wales was born in Newcastle and enlisted in the Infantry, A.I.F. at Sydney, Aug. 1914 aged 19. He embarked on board Transport A14 Euripides, 20 Oct. 1914 and served with the 1st Battalion in Egypt, Gallipoli and France. He was wounded at Bullecourt, France May 1917 and was invalided to Australia on HMAT Euripides, 19 Sept. 1917. He died of pneumonic influenza, 26 June 1919, aged 24 - Scope and ContentITEM 01
Edward Sparke letter diary, 23 August 1914-June 1917
ITEM 02
Edward Sparke diary transcript, 23 August 1914-June 1917 - General note
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