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Letitia Sparks

In memory of:

Nursing Sister Letitia Sparks

August 20, 1917

Military Service

Age:

38

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Army Medical Corps

Division:

7 General Hospital

Additional Information

Born:

May 25, 1879
Ottawa, Ontario

Enlistment:

May 5, 1915
Kingston, Ontario

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sparks of Britannia Heights.

Commemorated on Page 330 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BRIGHTON CITY CEMETERY (BEAR ROAD)
Sussex, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

ZIY. 95.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Letitia Sparks– © IWM (WWC H22-5)

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    Photo of Letitia Sparks
    Photo of Letitia Sparks – © IWM (WWC H22-5)
  • Photo of Letitia Sparks– Ettia Sparks -Canadian Army Medical Corps - 1917

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    Photo of Letitia Sparks
    Photo of Letitia Sparks – Ettia Sparks -Canadian Army Medical Corps - 1917
  • Newspaper clipping

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping
  • Church– Letitia Sparks and her parents were parisioners of Britannia Heights Methodist Church c 1920, now Britannia United Church, Pinecrest Road, Ottawa

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    Church – Letitia Sparks and her parents were parisioners of Britannia Heights Methodist Church c 1920, now Britannia United Church, Pinecrest Road, Ottawa
  • Biography– A tribute to some women and men who served in armed conflicts - Nursing Sister Letitia “Etta” Sparks

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    Biography – A tribute to some women and men who served in armed conflicts - Nursing Sister Letitia “Etta” Sparks
  • Biography– Nursing Sister Letitia 'Etta' Sparks was profiled in "Framing identity: social practices of photography in Canada (1880-1920)" by S.M. Close, E. de Groot, Faculty Faculty of Humanities, 2005.

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    Biography
    Biography – Nursing Sister Letitia 'Etta' Sparks was profiled in "Framing identity: social practices of photography in Canada (1880-1920)" by S.M. Close, E. de Groot, Faculty Faculty of Humanities, 2005.
  • Group Photo– Unknown Photographer, Heavenly Twins, (Nursing Sister Etta Sparks on the right) From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122435 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.

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    Group Photo – Unknown Photographer, Heavenly Twins, (Nursing Sister Etta Sparks on the right) From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122435 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.
  • Group Photo– Photographer unknown, Group at Pyramids, From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122444 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – Photographer unknown, Group at Pyramids, From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122444 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.
  • Photo of Letitia Sparks– Photographer unknown, Queen of Sheba, From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122445 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.

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    Photo of Letitia Sparks
    Photo of Letitia Sparks – Photographer unknown, Queen of Sheba, From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122445 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.
  • Cairo– Photographer unknown, A Familiar Scene Cairo, From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122445 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.

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    Cairo
    Cairo – Photographer unknown, A Familiar Scene Cairo, From the Etta Sparks Album, gelatin silver print, PA 122445 The Etta Sparks Collection, photos related to her experiences as a nursing sister in the First World War, was donated to National Archives in 1979. Sparks was stationed at No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Memphis, Egypt during WWI.

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