Albert Edward Spragg

1896 - 1916  (20 years)

• Name	Albert Edward Spragg  [1]
  Born	19 Apr 1896	Muxton, , Shropshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Christened	19 Jul 1896	Christchurch, Wellington, , Shropshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	12 Aug 1905	Canada   [4]
  	from England to Canada
  	(1)Spragg, A. W. (i)From Canadian Archives http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011003_e.html Departed: Liverpool 3 August 1905 aboard SS Dominion Arrived: Québec 12 August 1905 Age 9, male Comments - "433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7 was listed as going to Peterborough." Dr. Barnardo's party (ii)Other Sources RootsWeb Freepages - An Albert Edward Spragg, born 19 April 1894 matches this record. More info available offline. Sprague DB - I192663 Ancestry.com - Nothing found
  HomeChild	12 Aug 1905  [4]
  Census	1911	Innisfil, Simcoe South Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Spragg, Albert, Domestic, single, born May 1895, age 16, England, to Canada 1894, English ethnic, Canadian, Methodist, Labourer - farm
  Military	World War I   [1, 2]
  	Private, 1st Bn., Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.)
  	Canadian Expedition Force 1914 - 1918 Recruits - Sprague Derivatives - Sprage (0), Spragg (8), Spragge (8), Sprags (0), Spraak (0), Sprake (1), Spraig (0) Full Name - Spragg, Albert Edward (1)   Locator Data Canadian Archives Ref - http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020106_e.html      Probable Sprague DB Ref - I192663 Battalion and File Number -76th Overseas Btn., #142636       Tombstone Data      Address - NG      DOB - 19 May 1894      Birthplace - Muxhar (sp?), England      Next of Kin - Cecil G. Spragg      Address of NOK - Leroy, ON      Martial Status - Single      Trade or Profession - Farm Laborer      Militia Experience - No Description of Recruit by Medical Officer      Apparent Age -  21 years 10 months      Height - 5' 3 1/2"      Complexion - Dark      Eyes - Grey-Brown      Hair - Brown Religion - Church of England      Comments - "2 vac marks on left arm, Flat Feet, Scar 1" long on, right shin"     (4)  Additional Comments   Completed 30 March 1916 probably at Barrie, ON. ===== Name: SPRAGG, ALBERT EDWARD  Initials: A E Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 28/09/1916 Service No: 142636 Additional information: Brother of Cecil G. Spragg, of Lefroy, Ontario. Emigrated to Canada in 1905. Enlisted at Barrie, Ontario, 1st April, 1916, in 76th Bn.Casualty Type: Commonwealth War DeadGrave/Memorial Reference: IV. E. 29. Cemetery: PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY
  Died	28 Sep 1916	France   [1]
  Buried	Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France   [1]
  Notes	Debt of Honour Register In Memory of ALBERT EDWARD SPRAGG Private, 142636, 1st Bn., Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.) who died on Thursday 28 September 1916 . Age 20 . Additional Information:       Brother of Cecil G. Spragg, of Lefroy, Ontario. Emigrated to Canada in 1905. Enlisted at Barrie, Ontario, 1st April, 1916, in 76th Bn.       Cemetery:      PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERYSomme, France       Grave or Reference Panel Number:      IV. E. 29.      Location:      Puchevillers is a village on the D11 about 19 kilometres north-east of Amiens. The British Cemetery is a little west of the village. The first Commonwealth War Graves Commission signpost is situated by the church in the village.       Historical Information:      In June 1916, just before the opening of the Battles of the Somme, the 3rd and 44th Casualty Clearing Stations came to Puchevillers. Plots I to V, and almost the whole of Plot VI were made by those hospitals before the end of March 1917. For the next two months the 2nd/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station used the cemetery. Plot VII contains for the most part the graves of men who died in the German advance in 1918, many of whom were buried by the 49th Clearing Station in March 1918, or by the 48th Labour Group in August. Puchevillers British Cemetery contains 1,763 First World War burials. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
  Person ID	I192663	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	William Spragg,   b. Abt 1869, Tettenhall, , Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annie Elizabeth Herriman,   b. Abt 1873, Newport, Shropshire, England ,   d. Aft 1911  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1895	Lilleshall, , Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Married in the Lillishall parish church. [6]
  Family ID	F70127	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Apr 1896 - Muxton, , Shropshire, England Emigration - from England to Canada - 12 Aug 1905 - Canada Census - 1911 - Innisfil, Simcoe South Co., Ontario, Canada Military - Private, 1st Bn., Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regt.) - - World War I Died - 28 Sep 1916 - France  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S52] Internet Web Site, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=512191 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of October 25th, 2005 as extracted from Canadian Expedition Force Records (Reliability: 3). [S5032] Correspondent: Cooper, Jacky, note of January 15, 2017 (Reliability: 4). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 7th, 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of February 12th, 2008 (Reliability: 3). [S5032] Correspondent: Cooper, Jacky, note of January 18, 2017 (Reliability: 4).