Name
Sidney James Belton Sparling
26 Apr 1882
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/06/1915
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Major
Royal Marines
Howe Bn. Royal Naval Divisionision
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HELLES MEMORIAL
Panel 2 to 7
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 26 Apr 1882 and baptised on 8 Jul 1882 in Dalhousie, Bengal, India son of Lt. Col. James Philip Sparling (Indian Army) and Lucy Mary (Ryan) Sparling.
Educated at the United Services College 1892-95, Fettes College 1895-1900 and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst 1901.
Formerly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment on 18 Jan 1902 and then transferred and promoted to Lieutenant 57th Rifles (Indian Army) in 1904. He served on the North-West Frontier in 1908 where he was wounded and was promoted to Captain on 18 Jan 1911.
Wartime Service
He was appointed Major Royal Marines in Feb 1915. He was killed in action at Gallipoli.
Additional Information
Brother of Major Norman Chalmers Sparling who was killed in action on 25 Sep 1915 and is also commemorated on this memorial.
United Services College, Westward Ho, Devon amalgamated with Imperial Service College in Windsor in 1912 and then moved to Haileybury College, Hertford Heath in 1942.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
