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Military service
Service number:
117094
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles (Saskatchewan Regt.)
Birth:
May 1, 1887
Dublin
Enlistment:
January 5, 1915
Calgary, Alberta
Death:
June 5, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 30 and 32
Additional information
Son of George Sproule of Dublin, Ireland.
Brother of Sergeant Francis David Sproule, who died during service with the Royal Canadian Regiment.
Digital gallery of Private Alexander Sproule
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Group photo
Photo of Frank and Alex Sproule who emigrated to Canada in May 1910 and enlisted in 1915. Frank died at Vimy Ridge and Alex at Mt. Sorrel. -
Banff War Memorial
Banff (Alberta) War Memorial. Erected by the Mount Rundle chapter of the I.O.D.E. and unveiled September 2nd, 1923 near the Great War Veterans' Association Memorial Hall on Banff avenue. It was made of stone from Mount Rundle. The current memorial includes a pair of World War Two panels with 29 names on either side of a central panel listing 52 World War One names. It is now located at the front wall of the Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch #26, on Banff avenue. -
Banff, Alberta
View of Banff avenue showing the location of the Royal Canadian Legion building - near the Canadian flag. The Banff (Alberta) War Memorial is located outdoors on the front wall of this building. -
Inscription
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Memorial
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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Private Alexander Sproule
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Sproule
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Sproule
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Sproule
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Sproule
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 166 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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