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SPARROW, WILLIAM VERNON

UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers

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Full Name
SPARROW, WILLIAM VERNON
Date Of Birth
1916
Age
27
Birth Place
Essex.
Nationality
British
Resided Place
West London
Date Of Death
19 Jul 1943
Information
Parents: Alfred and Lillie Sparrow; husband of Helen Ethel Sparrow, of Hammersmith, London.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
2014935
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Engineers
Battalion
994 Docks Operating Company
Archive Reference
WO 304/19
Place of Death
Sicily
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Thumbnail Image1939-1945 Star
award
Thumbnail ImageWar Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Thumbnail ImageRoyal Engineers
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
28 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.