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Gunner JOHN JAMES SPARKE

Service Number: 1817355
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

21 Lt. A.A. Regt.

Date of Death

Died 29 June 1943

Age 31 years old

Buried or commemorated at

KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY

8. E. 17.

Thailand

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of John D. Sparke and Julia Sparke, of South Woodford, Essex.
  • Personal Inscription TREASURED MEMORIES AND SWEET THOUGHTS KEEP HIM EVER NEAR. LOVED BY ALL
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Buried or commemorated at

KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY
Thailand
Number of casualties: 6982
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