| Service number | QX6039 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1900-05-15 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Death Date | 1987-11-30 |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | AIF Headquarters Middle East |
| Place | Brisbane |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1943-10-14 Published in London Gazette in 1943-06-24 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-03-16 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-01-06 |
Lieutenant Colonel Alonzo Sydney Clive Sparkes
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- AIF Headquarters Middle East
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 14 October 1943 on page 4549 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 06 January 1944 on page 6 at position 30
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- AIF Headquarters Middle East
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 24 June 1943 on page 2865 at position 21
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 16 March 1944 on page 650 at position 39
Timeline
| Date of birth | 15 May 1900 | Brisbane, QLD |
|---|---|---|
| Date and unit at enlinstment (ORs) | 16 May 1918 | |
| WW1 Service 1 | 16 May 1918 | enlisted AIF |
| WW1 Service 2 | 27 December 1918 | demobilised |
| Date commissioned | 01 March 1922 | |
| Interwar Service 1 | 01 March 1922 | lieutenant 9th battalion |
| Interwar Service 2 | 30 December 1923 | captain |
| Interwar Service 3 | 1926-07-01 - 1930-06-30 | seconded staff captain 11th Brigade |
| Interwar Service 4 | 01 July 1930 | 9/15th bn |
| Interwar Service 5 | 28 March 1933 | major |
| Interwar Service 6 | 01 October 1934 | 9/49th battalion |
| Career summary 2 | 18 September 1939 | full time duty |
| Career summary 3 | 03 October 1939 | seconded brigade major 7th Brigade |
| Career summary 4 | 13 October 1939 | seconded 2/9th battalion |
| Career summary 5 | 24 October 1939 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 6 | 06 November 1939 | officer commanding A Company |
| Career summary 7 | 22 December 1939 | course company commander #14 (Sydney Command and Staff School?) 4 |
| Career summary 8 | 17 June 1940 | arrived Scotland |
| Career summary 9 | 26 June 1940 | lieutenant colonel commanding officer 71st battalion |
| Appointment | 1940-06-26 - 1941-04-14 | Battalion: 2/32nd; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: 2iC 2/9th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -training unit: commanding officer 9th Australian infantry training Brigade |
| Career summary 10 | 10 March 1941 | arrived Middle East ex United Kingdom |
| Career summary 11 | 1941-03-10 - 1941-04-13 | course Middle East Tactical School senior offi |
| Career summary 12 | 14 April 1941 | relinquished command 2/32nd battalion |
| Career summary 14 | 13 May 1941 | seconded commanding officer 9th Australian infantry training Brigade |
| Career summary 15 | 22 February 1942 | 2iC AIF Middle East reinforcements Depot |
| Career summary 16 | 10 January 1943 | attached Headquarters AIF Middle East |
| Career summary 17 | 25 February 1943 | Returned to Australia (Melb) |
| Career summary 18 | 31 March 1943 | command 7th Australian infantry training Brigade |
| Career summary 19 | 26 August 1943 | Mention in Despatches (Middle East 1 May-22 Oct 42) |
| Career summary 20 | 08 May 1944 | 2iC Headquarters Aust Training Centre (JW) (Canungra) |
| Career summary 21 | 08 July 1944 | arrived Moresby |
| Career summary 22 | 1944-07-19 - 1944-08-02 | attached Headquarters 8th Bri |
| Career summary 23 | 04 August 1944 | Returned to Australia |
| Career summary 24 | 22 December 1944 | general service officer grade 1 director of Mil Trg, G Br, LHQ, |
| Career summary 25 | 17 May 1945 | relinquish general service officerI... |
| Career summary 26 | 09 June 1945 | colonel (CO?) Headquarters 2nd Australian infantry training Brigade |
| Career summary 27 | 18 December 1945 | commanding officer Recruit Training Centre |
| Career summary 28 | 08 February 1946 | relinquished command Recruit Training Centre |
| Career summary 29 | 03 April 1946 | Reserve of Officers |
| Date of death | 30 November 1987 | |
| Date of death | 30 November 1987 | |
| Career summary 1 | major 9/49 battalion | |
| Career summary 13 | attached Amiriya Sub | |
| WW1 Service 3 | *** DIDN'T SEE ACTIVE SERVICE *** | |
| WW2 Service 1 | United Kingdom | |
| WW2 Service 2 | Benghazi |