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Military service
Service number:
183048
Age:
33
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
10th Bn.
Birth:
July 18, 1885
Death:
August 8, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of the late Frederick C. and Mary Spranklin.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Frederick Ernest Spranklin
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Shows the writing on the back of the photo Frederick E Spranklin.
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Frederick E Spranklin picture taken Feb 1, 1918
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Newspaper clipping
Lance Corp. Frederick Ernest Spranklin was born in Coonagh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland. He enlisted in Calgary, Alberta, on November 5th, 1915. -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Frederick Ernest Spranklin
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Frederick Ernest Spranklin
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 505 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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