Private 74669 Josiah Sparks

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 70077, 106TH T.R. Bn.

Age at death: 19
Date of death: 24th of March 1918 (Sunday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Arras Memorial - Bay 3.

Family details:
Father: Josiah

Census details:
1901 - 2 years old Josiah is living at 46 Hamer Street, St Helens with parents Josiah (33), Ann (33) and five siblings: Edwin (12), Thomas (9), Eveline (6), Henry (4), Ann (1 Mth). Also at the address is boarder Agnes Cook (66). 1911 - Sees 12 years old schoolboy Josiah still living at 46 Hamer Street, St Helens with parents Josiah (43), Ann (43) and seven siblings: Edwin (22), Thomas (19), Eveline May (16), Henry (14), Ann (10), Elizabeth (7), Eric (5).

Notes:
Spelled as Sparkes on the Cenotaph. Age taken from headstone.

[pic]imgs/coop/JosephSparks_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]From St Helens Co-operative Book of Remembrance[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/74669JosiahSparks_b.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/JosiahSparks.jpg[/pic2][/center][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/74669_Sparks_J.jpg[/pic][caption]A dedication for Private Josiah Sparks at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/SparkesJ_RFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Josiah Sparks on the Arras Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]