William
John Stubbs
Sparks
Born in 45, Bank Street, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jane Stubbs (Sparks) Foulds, James Stubbs Sparks, Hannah Mary Stubbs Sparks, Margaret Stubbs (Sparks) Robertson, Lily Stubbs Sparks, Edith Stubbs Sparks and Isabella Stubbs (Sparks) Cumming
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in France
Profile last modified
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Biography
William was born in 1892. He was the son of William Sparks and Isabella Mather. He died in action in 1917.
William's birth certificate shows his name as William - John Sparks. All other records refer to him as William John Stubbs Sparks in line with other family members.
Gunner SPARKS, WILLIAM JOHN STUBBS Service Number 193080
Died Monday 10/12/1917....one of 413 British and Commonwealth soldiers to die that day.
Aged 25
"B" Battery. 178th Brigade. Royal Field Artillery
Son of William John Stubbs Sparks and Isabella Sparks, of 101, Brunswick St., Edinburgh.
Commemorated at THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Location: Somme, France Number of casualties: 72337
Cemetery/memorial reference: Pier and Face 1 A and 8 A.
Sources
- Scotlands People
Commonwealth War Records
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