Leonard Albert Spragge

Abt 1899 - 1920  (~ 20 years)

• Name	Leonard Albert Spragge  [1]
  Born	Abt 28 Feb 1899	Leicester, , Leicestershire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	Leicester, , Leicestershire, England   [2]
  father Arthur H., age 29, (something) Compositor worker,born Worcester Mother Mary M. age 30, born India (Br. Subject) Sister Elsie F., age 6, born Leicester Self Archibald R, age 3, born Leicester Brother Leonard A, age 1 , born Leicester ( has Sprague DBref of I192665) FreePages has offline info on Leonard Albert Spragg - born30/02/1899
  Emigration	20 Jul 1907	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  	from England to Canada
  	(1)Spragg, Leonard A. (i)From Canadian Archiveshttp://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011003_e.html Departed: Liverpool 11 July 1907 aboard SS Kensington Arrived: Québec 20 July 1907 Age 7, male Comments - Dr. Barnardo's party, destination: Toronto (ii)Other Sources RootsWeb Freepages - Born 30/02/1899. More info availableoffline. Sprague DB - I192665 Ancestry.com - See census record for brother Archibald R.Spragg above
  HomeChild	20 Jul 1907	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  Census	1911	Draper Twp., Muskoka Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Lot 5, Conmcession 5
  Spraggue, Archibald, Boarder, single, born Apr 1897, age14, Spraggue, Leonard, Boarder, single, born Jul 1898, age 13, These two lads look to be with two other Home Childrenworking this farm in the Muskokas.
  Military	World War I   [4, 5]
  	Sapper, 1st Bn., Canadian Railway Troops, #2497819, Canadian Expediton Force
  	Canadian Expedition Force 1914 - 1918 Recruits - Sprague Derivatives - Sprage (0), Spragg (8),Spragge (8), Sprags (0), Spraggs (2), Spraak (0), Sprake(1), Spraig (0) Full Name - Spragge, Leonard Albert These papers were originally completed in the name ofAlfred John Chessell. Leonard Albert Spragge was written inhand perhaps at a later date. Perhaps the recruit was underage and lied about a number of things in order to enlist. (1)   Locator Data ·      Canadian Archives Ref -http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020106_e.html ·      Probable Sprague DB Ref -I192665 ·      Battalion and File Number-  #2497819       Tombstone Data ·      Address - Claimer, PA, US ·      DOB - 30 February 1899 ·      Birthplace - Leicester,Leicestershire, England ·      Next of Kin - Miss Elsie Spraggeis written in a Mrs. Nellie Sellers is scratched out (aunt) ·      Address of NOK - 453 BathurstSt, Toronto, ON is written over 39 Concrete, Wombwell,Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. Also written in is "authletter 3-3-20 Dept for S&R" ·      Martial Status - Single ·      Trade or Profession - Farmer ·      Militia Experience - No Description of Recruit by Medical Officer ·      Apparent Age - 18 years 5 months ·      Height - 5' 5" ·      Complexion - Medium ·      Eyes - Blue ·      Hair - Fair ·      Religion - Methodist ·      Comments - Several comments onvaccination marks and a number of scars.     (4)  AdditionalComments   Completed 25 July 1917 at Hamilton, ON. ===== Name: SPRAGGE, LEONARD ALBERT Initials: L Antbl Nationality: Canadian Rank: Sapper Regiment/Service: Canadian Railway Troops Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 03/02/1920 Service No: 2497819 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: G.W.V.A. 641. Cemetery: TORONTO (PROSPECT) CEMETERY <http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=49337&mode=1>
  Died	3 Feb 1920	Spadina Hospital, oronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 6]
  	Cause: broncho-pneumonia (sic)
  Buried	Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Casualty Rolls on Ancestry.com He is shown as Leonard Albert Spragg (rewritten as Spragge)(alias A J Churchill) He was Sapper 1st Btn, Canadian Railway Troops He was buried Prospect Cemetery, plot 641, G W V plot NOK was sister Elsie Spragg of 453 Bathurst Street, Torontoand aunt Mrs N Sellers of Yorkshire England
  Notes	Debt of Honour Register In Memory of LEONARD ALBERT SPRAGGE Sapper 2497819 1st Bn., Canadian Railway Troops who died on Tuesday 3 February 1920 . Age 20 .Additional Information:      G.W.V.A.      Cemetery:      TORONTO (PROSPECT)CEMETERYOntario, Canada      Grave or Reference Panel Number:     641.      [1]
  Person ID	I192665	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Arthur Henry Spragg,   b. Abt 1872, Worcester, , Worcestershire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1901, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England  (Age ~ 29 years)
  Mother	Mary Margaret Knott,   b. Abt 1871, Dinapur, India ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Jun Q 1894	Kidderminster, , Worcestershire, England   [2, 8, 9]
  	Marriage Registry: Name:   Arthur Henry Spragg    Date of Registration:   Apr-May-Jun1894       Registration District:  Kidderminster  Inferred County:       Worcestershire Volume Number:  6c     Page Number:    260    Records on Page:       Name Arthur Henry Spragg Mary Margaret Knott [8]
  Family ID	F84977	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 28 Feb 1899 - Leicester, , Leicestershire, England Census - 1901 - Leicester, , Leicestershire, England Emigration - from England to Canada - 20 Jul 1907 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada HomeChild - 20 Jul 1907 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Military - Sapper, 1st Bn., Canadian Railway Troops, #2497819, Canadian Expediton Force - - World War I Buried - - Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S52] Internet Web Site, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=426263. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 21st, 2005. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of February 12th, 2008. [S52] Internet Web Site, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=512191. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of October 25th, 2005 as extracted from CanadianExpedition Force Records. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of September 4th, 2007. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 1, 2012. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of May 26, 2013. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of May 7, 2013.