Name
Norman Chalmers Sparling
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
25/09/1915
31
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Major
54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Attached 6th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Mentioned in Despatches
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
NEUVE-CHAPELLE MEMORIAL
Panel 22
France
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 22 May 1884 and baptised on 8 Jul 1884 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 and Fettes College. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 18 Jan 1905 and promoted Lieutenant on 18 Apr 1907. Served on the North-West Frontier 1908.
Wartime Service
Mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 1 Jan 1916).
Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle.
Additional Information
Brother of Major Sidney James Belton Sparling who was killed in action on 4 Jun 1915 at Gallipoli and who is also commemorated on this memorial. United Services College, Westward Ho, Devon amalgamated with Imperial Service College in Windsor in 1912 and t
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
