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Sparks was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 August, 1894.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | Sparks was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 August, 1894.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Landrail|f=t}} on 30 June, 1903. He paid her off on 5 June, 1905.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | Sparks was gazetted in the Sirdar Despatch on the Nile Expedition as having done good service on 30 September, 1898.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Landrail|f=t}} on 30 June, 1903. He was reprimanded after a Court Martial found that he had stranded her and hazarded her in 1903. He paid her off on 5 June, 1905.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | |||
Sparks was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | Sparks was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1905.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
==Great War== | |||
Sparks was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | Sparks was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1914.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | ||
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Sparks was appointed Captain (D) of the {{UK-Hecla|f=t}} on 22 August, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 810}} | Sparks was appointed Captain (D) of the {{UK-Hecla|f=t}} on 22 August, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 810}} | ||
Sparks died at the young age of 46 of a malignant growth in his gullet which had required his relief as Captain (D), Nore Reserve.<ref>Sparks Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 341.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 7 April 2022
Captain John Barnes Sparks, C.B.E., (31 May, 1873 – 29 March, 1920) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sparks was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 August, 1894.[1]
Sparks was gazetted in the Sirdar Despatch on the Nile Expedition as having done good service on 30 September, 1898.[2]
He was appointed in command of the gunvessel Landrail on 30 June, 1903. He was reprimanded after a Court Martial found that he had stranded her and hazarded her in 1903. He paid her off on 5 June, 1905.[3]
Sparks was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1905.[4]
Great War
Sparks was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1914.[5]
Sparks was appointed in command of the destroyer Amazon on 18 January, 1909.[6]
Sparks was appointed in command of the scout cruiser Pathfinder on 17 January, 1911.[7]
Sparks was appointed Captain (D) of the depot ship Hecla on 22 August, 1917.[8]
Sparks died at the young age of 46 of a malignant growth in his gullet which had required his relief as Captain (D), Nore Reserve.[9]
See Also
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/43.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/90.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/141.
Footnotes
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 276-7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 810.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 299.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/338. f. 341.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), 2 July 1903, p. 11.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/338. f. 341.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 377.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 276-7.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1913). p. 376.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392kk.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 810.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1919). p. 885.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.
- ↑ Sparks Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 341.