| Name | William Ernest SPONG |
| Rank/Number | Private / 147292 |
| Regiment/Unit | Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) / 78th Battalion |
| Enlisted | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Age/Date of death | 35 / 03 Jan 1917 |
| How died/Theatre of war | Killed in action / France & Flanders |
| Residence at death | Canada |
| Cemetery | Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave Reference | II.C.7 |
| Location of memorial | Wolverton St George the Martyr |
| Date/Place of birth | 28 Jan 1882 / Wolverton |
| Date/Place of baptism | 09 Apr 1882 Stantonbury |
| Occupation of Casualty | carpenter Wolverton Carriage Works |
| Parents/Occupation | Henry John & Mary Anne Spong / railway coach trimmer |
| Parents' Address | 1911: 56 Stratford Rd, Wolverton |
| Wife | Edith Spong |
| Wife's Address | 952 Strathcona St, Winnipeg, Canada |
| Notes | formerly 100th Grenadiers & 3 years 1st Bucks Rifles. Brother of Albert H H Spong |