Walter H. Spragg

1887 - 1918  (30 years)

• Name	Walter H. Spragg  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	18 Mar 1887	Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	18 Mar 1887	Langley, , Worcestershire, England
  Census	1891	Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England   [2, 3]
  Saint Stephen's Parish
  Page 38 Head Richard A. Spragg, age 42, Carter, born Teddington,Worcs. Wife Hannah, age 36, born West Bromwich, Staffs Son Richard A., age 10, Handsworth, Staffs Son William H., age 8, Oldbury, Staffs Daughter Sarah J., age 6, Oldbury, Staffs Page 39 Son Walter, age 4, born Langley, Worcs. Daughter Clara, age 1, born Langley, Worcs.
  Emigration	28 Jul 1899	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  	from England to Canada
  	(1)Spragg, Walter (i)From Canadian Archiveshttp://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011003_e.html Departed: Liverpool 17 July 1899 aboard SS Lake Huron Arrived: Québec 28 July 1899 Age 12, male Comments - Dr. Barnardo's party; Destination: Toronto
  HomeChild	28 Jul 1899	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  	Liverpool, England
  Census	1901	Blanchard, Marquette Co., Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  Census Detail: Sprag is born 18 Marc h 1887, born England,to Canada 1898, ethnic English, Methodist. He is a"Servant" with a Hakler family who are farmers.
  Military	World War I   [4]
  	58th Battalion, #452511, Canadian Expedition Force
  	Canadian Expedition Force 1914 - 1918 Full Name - Spragg, Walter (1) Locator Data ·      Canadian Archives Ref -http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020106_e.html ·      Probable Sprague DB Ref - NoneFound ·      Battalion and File Number -.58th Btn, #452511      Tombstone Data ·      Address - NG ·      DOB - 18 March 1890 ·      Birthplace - Birmingham, England ·      Next of Kin - Mrs. Geo Richardson ·      Address of NOK - Cainsville (?),ON ·      Martial Status - Single ·      Trade or Profession - Farmer ·      Militia Experience - Yes, 12thand 19th Medical Corps (Hamilton) (2 years) Description of Recruit by Medical Officer ·      Apparent Age - 25 years ·      Height - 5' 6" ·      Complexion - Dark ·      Eyes - Blue ·      Hair - dark Brown ·      Religion - Church of England ·      Comments - "Four vac marks onleft arm" "Scar on stomach" (4) Additional Comments Completed 6 July 1915probably at Niagara, ON.
  Military	World War I   [1]
  	Private, C Co., 58th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.)
  	Name: SPRAGG, WALTER Initials: W Nationality: Canadianntbl Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Central OntarioRegiment) Unit Text: "C" Coy. 58th Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 05/01/1918 Service No: 452511 Additional information: Son of Mr. R. A. Spragg. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. F. 36. Cemetery: LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY <http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2100&mode=1>
  Died	5 Jan 1918  [1]
  Buried	Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France   [5]
  Notes	Debt of Honour Register In Memory of WALTER SPRAGG Private 452511 "C" Coy. 58th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.) who died on Saturday 5 January 1918 . Age 32 .Additional Information:      Son ofMr. R. A. Spragg.     Cemetery:      LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER)SOUVENIR CEMETERYPas de Calais, France    Grave or Reference Panel Number:     IV. F. 36.     Location:      St. Omer is a large town45 kilometres south-east of Calais. Longuenesse is acommune on the southern outskirts of St. Omer. Longuenesse(St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery is approximately 3 kilometresfrom St Omer to the left of the D928 Abbeville road. As youleave St Omer towards Longuenesse drive up the hill forabout 600 metres and the cemetery is on your left. There isa large car park to the rear of the cemetery.    Historical Information:      St. Omerbecame on the 13th October, 1914, and remained until theend of March, 1916, the General Headquarters of the BritishExpeditionary Force. Lord Roberts died there in November,1914. It was a considerable hospital centre, moreespecially in 1918; the 4th, 10th, 7th Canadian, 9thCanadian and New Zealand Stationary Hospitals, the 7th,58th (Scottish) and 59th (Northern) General Hospitals, andthe 17th, 18th and 1st and 2nd Australian Casualty ClearingStations were all, at some time during the war, quarteredin St. Omer. It was raided by aeroplanes in November, 1917,and May, 1918, with serious loss of life. At Elnes, 11kilometres to the South-West, the 8th Casualty ClearingStation made a small cemetery in the summer of 1918; andthe four graves from Elnes, with three others, were broughtinto the Souvenir Cemetery after the Armistice. There arenow over 3,000, 1914-18 and nearly 450, 1939-45 warcasualties commemorated in this site. Special Memorialheadstones are erected to 23 men of the Chinese LabourCorps whose graves could not be exactly located and anairman of the Royal Air Force, buried at the time inMerckeghem churchyard, whose grave is now lost. The Britishportion of the Cemetery covers an area of about 5,541square metres.      From Ralph Sprague, correspondent, note of January 3rd, 2006 The 1920 US Census for Pennsylvania > Montgomery >Upper Merion > District 183 has a Walter H. Spragg, aged37, born England, to US 1905. He is a Welder is a SteelMill. He and his family are still there in 1930 where hisage is given as 45. [1, 6]
  Person ID	I192664	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard Albert Spragg,   b. 3 Oct 1847, Teddington, , Worcestershire, England ,   d. 1898, Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Hannah Horton,   b. Abt 1855, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Sep Q 1880	Aston, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Name: Hannah Horton Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1880 Registration district: Aston Inferred County: Warwickshire Volume Number: 6d Page Number: 322
  Family ID	F85757	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Mar 1887 - Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England Census - Saint Stephen's Parish - 1891 - Birmingham, , Warwickshire, England Emigration - from England to Canada - 28 Jul 1899 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada HomeChild - Liverpool, England - 28 Jul 1899 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Military - 58th Battalion, #452511, Canadian Expedition Force - - World War I Military - Private, C Co., 58th Bn., Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regt.) - - World War I  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S52] Internet Web Site, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=22870. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 21st, 2005. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of January 10th, 2006. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of October 25th, 2005 as extracted from CanadianExpedition Force Records. [S52] Internet Web Site, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=512191. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of January 23rd, 2006.