1st Battalion, King's Liverpool Regiment.

Awarded the Military Medal in the London Gazette of 19 February 1917.

Sparks was a native of Burnley, Lancashire.

The Burnley Express of 23 December 1916, 17 January 1917 and 7 July 1917 reported, COMMENDED FOR BRAVERY and BURNLEY MEDALLIST MISSING.

Killed in action on the 28 April 1917.