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Māori

Sydney Thomas Sparke

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Our Soldiers Flag, New Zealand Ensign fundraising flag (1914-1918). Auckland War Memorial Museum (Ref: W0414, 1929.332, F016). Soldier's records were identified by Margaret Nash of the Panmure Branch of NZSG. This image has no known copyright restrictions.

Our Soldiers Flag, New Zealand Ensign fundraising flag (1914-1918). Auckland War Memorial Museum (Re …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Kirsten - Other relative - 14 February 2018 - Military Personnel File
  • Forenames
    • Sydney Thomas AWMM
    • Sidney Thomas Public - Kirsten - Other relative - 14 February 2018 - Military file, and family. Sidney's name needs correcting. Spelt with a 'i', not a 'y' in Sidney (as in 'Sid', not 'Syd').
      Sidney was my husbands great uncle.
  • Surname
    • Sparke AWMM
    • Sparke Public - Kirsten - Other relative - 14 February 2018 - Military Personnel File
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/460 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican Public - Kirsten - Other relative - 14 February 2018 - Military Personnel File

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Trembath (mother), Moresby Avenue, Waihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/460 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 June 2021AlisonWhanganuiResearcher
14 February 2018KirstenAuckland, New ZealandOther relative

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