No.818318, Gunner, Frederick William SPARKE
Aged 27
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Frederick William Sparkes was born in 1913, in Botesdale?, (Hartismere Q4-1913 4A:1854) son of John Frederick and Amelia Venetta SPARKE (née THOMPSON) (Hartismere Q2-1909 4A:1409) Apparently married to Betty CHALLIS[25-12-1917] (Bury St.Edmunds Q2-1938 4A:2956). She appears to be at The Street, Ixworth Thorpe with her parents in 1939. His mother had died in 1937 and widower father [30-5-1886] invalid and brother Herbert Leslie [24-6-1924] farm labourer, were at Red House, Ixworth Thorpe |
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It has not been established which ship Frederick was on during the evacuation from Dunkirk, obviously one of the many sunk that day.
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