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Maxwell Nicholas Sparks

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maxwell Nicholas AWMM
  • Surname
    Sparks AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 413953 AWMM
    • WWII NZ413953 AWMM
    • NZ413953 Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 June 2024 - By Such Deeds: Colin Hanson, p.450
    • 59631: RAF Postwar Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 June 2024 - By Such Deeds: Colin Hanson, p.450
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 December 1920 AWMM AWMM
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 413953 AWMM
    • WWII NZ413953 AWMM
    • NZ413953 Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 June 2024 - By Such Deeds: Colin Hanson, p.450
    • 59631: RAF Postwar Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 June 2024 - By Such Deeds: Colin Hanson, p.450
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    • WW2 6 July 1941 AWMM
    • 1947 AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Was a colour chemist before enlisting.

    Completed basic flying training in Canada before going to the United Kingdom for service. Flew 43 sortie and was part of Operation Jericho, the Allied raid on Amiens Prison in 1944.

    After World War II, Sparks remained in England and enlisted with the Royal Air Force, where he served for twenty years, including in Maaya and Borneo. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    13 June 2013 AWMM
    Age 92 AWMM
    Oxford, England AWMM
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16 June 2024AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher

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