"Too far away thy grave to see, but not too far to think of thee"
SPACKMAN, Gordon
Service no 3666 9/41 Battalion Private
Born 21 October 1899 Rockhampton QLD Son of Walter James Spackman Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 8 January 1918 Brisbane QLD Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Orsova' 8 January 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
SPACKMAN, Henry George
Service no 3609 Private 9/41 Battalion
Born 13 May 1898 Rockhampton QLD Son of Walter James Spackman Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 8 January 1918 Brisbane QLD Served in France Returned to Australia per 'Ulysses' 22 July 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
SPARKES, William Percival
Service no 1654 QMS 41st Battery
Born at Bowen Hills Son of Mary Ann SPARKES of Brookes St., Bowen Hills Occupation prior to enlismtment Clerk Enlisted 20 August 1914 at Brisbane Served in Egypt, Gallipoli Serverley wounded at Gallipoli Returned to duty in France Returned to Australia and discharged as medically unfit Died 15 August 1921
All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A
SPARKS, Joseph Edward
Service No. 702 2nd Lieutenant 15th Battalion A.I.F.
Born on December 5, 1894 at Ipswich, Queensland Son of Mr. & Mrs. Edward George Sparks of Cairns, Queensland Occupation prior to enlistment – Bank Clerk Enlisted on November 14, 1914 at Cairns, Queensland Served in Gallipoli Wounded on May 19, 1915 in the Dardanelles by a grenade, receiving shrapnel wounds to his left thigh, right foot and resulting in the amputation of his left hand. Returned to Australia aboard the “Ballarat” in July, 1915 and discharged as medically unfit.
Bank of NSW Honour Roll
SPARKS, William Donald
Service no 4582 Private 9th Battalion
Born 18 May 1895 at Roma Husband of Mrs. W D SPARKS 'Jericho Cottage', Macgregor Street, Eagle Junction occuaption prior to enlsitment Letter Carrier Enlisted 19 September 1918 at Brisbane, Qld Served in Egypt, France and Belgium Wounded and suffered Trench Feet Invalided to England Returned to Australia 13 May 1919 per 'Kildonian Castle'
All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section A
SPENCER, J S
Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 26th Brigade
Killed in action in France 02 September 1916 Buried Dantzig Alley Briitsh Cemetery, Mametz II L 7
LIEUTENANTJ. S. SPENCER.
LieutenantJ.S. Spencer, eldest son of Mrs G. K. Richmond. 2 Challis-avenue, Potts Point, was killed in action in France on September 2.
Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 19 September 1916 page 11 Anzac Memorial
SPENCER, John Kelly
Service no 2244 Private 25th Battalion
Brother of William Henry SPENCER Of Numenbah via Nerang, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Butcher Enlisted 11 January 1916 Served on Western Front Returned to Australia 27 August 1917
Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 22 July 1916 page 24
SPIDEN, Charles Frank
Service no 2258 Private 50th Battalion
Son of Robert SPIDEN of Wedderburn, Thinoonbah, Gayndah Line, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Selector Enlisted 07 April 1916 Returned to Australia 12 May 1919
Courtesy of Army Museum of South Australia
SPIERS, Andrew Blake
Service no 2 Lieutenant 50th Battalion
Son of Robert Hume SPIERS Of Fairfield Street, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Warehouse Assistant Enlisted 04 June 1915 Returned to Australia 03 May 1919
Born on February 7, 1894 at Townsville, Queensland Son of Isabel Jane and Frederick Ernest Llewellyn Spotswood Occupation prior to enlistment – Bank Clerk Enlisted on March 8, 1915 at Townsville, Queensland Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium He was wounded for the second occasion on October 3, 1918 in France, suffering a gunshot wound to the head. He returned to Australia aboard the “Bakara” in December, 1918 and was discharged as medically unfit.
Bank on NSW Honour Roll
SPREADBOROUGH, Harold Isaac
Service no 452 Private 9th Battalion
Son of John SPREADBOROUGH Of Warwick, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Postal Offical Enlisted 24 August 1914 Returned to Australia 15 August 1915
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement to The Queenslander 22 May 1915 page 25
SPRITCH, Thomas Arthur
Service no 493 Sergeant 15th Battalion
Born Semaphore, SA Enlisted 03 October 1914 at Enoggera, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Public Accountant Killed in action 06 May 1915 at Gallipoli Penunsula Buried Lone Pine Memorial 44
The Queenslander Sat. 26 June 1915
SPRY, Samuel
Service no 1551 Gunner 41st Battery 12th Army Mobile
Born 05 May 1887 at Plymouth England Husband of S SPRY pf 'Riverslea' Hill End Terrace, West End Enlisted January 1915 at Brisbane, Qld Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France and Belgium Returned to Australia July 1919