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David Sparks - Siege Veteran and Oldest Living Carbineer 6 years 2 months ago #56933

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Thanks Rory.

Shame Sparks' story hasn't turned up any reason to help enlighten us on the uneven distribution of date clasps and KSAs to the Natal forces.
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David Sparks - Siege Veteran and Oldest Living Carbineer 6 years 2 months ago #56934

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Another anomaly with Sparks which you most likely saw I chose to ignore was his elevation to the rank of Major although he saw no further service anywhere in uniform.

His obits are heavy with mention of the rank but I could find no corroborative evidence to support a promotion. Mention is made of him being appointed as Commandant of Ladysmith but I'm not sure if this carried promotion with it.

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David Sparks - Siege Veteran and Oldest Living Carbineer 5 years 9 months ago #59371

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A few recently unearthed photos of Sparks and his officer colleagues circa Boer War





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David Sparks - Siege Veteran and Oldest Living Carbineer 5 years 9 months ago #59374

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I like that last photograph, particularly, that holstered Model 1896, worn by him on the right, clearly a man of good taste, a superb image.

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Is that the broom handle Waffenfabrik Mauser Frank?

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Indeed, a very fine thing, WLSC had one!

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