Military service
Service number:
253
Age:
19
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Enlistment:
St-John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Death:
July 1, 1916
Beaumont Hamel, France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of George and Annie Sparkes, of Bell Island.
Digital gallery of Private George Joseph Sparkes
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Picture of George Joseph Sparkes
George Joseph Sparkes in his uniform -
Photo of GEORGE JOSEPH SPARKES
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The Danger Tree, Beaumont Hamel, France
It was erected in remembrance of those Newfoundlanders that died on that fateful day of July 1, 1916 at Beaumont Hamel during the First World War. -
Plaque
George Joseph Sparkes is commemorated on this plaque in Bell Island, Newfoundland. -
Monument
Monument in Bell Island, Newfoundland, where George Joseph Sparkes is commemorated. -
Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Entrance
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Inscription on Beaumont-Hamel Memorial
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Royal Newfoundland Regiment Insignia
In memory of the men who served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home. -
Biography
In memory of the men who served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and did not return home.
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
Digital gallery of
Private George Joseph Sparkes
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 117 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance.
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