| Name |
William Ernest SPONG |
| Rank/Number |
Private 147292 |
| Regiment |
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 |
| Last known address |
Canada |
| Cemetery |
Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, Pas de Calais, France |
| Grave or Memorial 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 |
| Pre-war occupation of Casualty |
carpenter Wolverton Carriage Works |
| Parents |
Henry John & Mary Anne Spong |
| Parent's occupation |
railway coach trimmer |
| Parents' Address (last known) |
1911: 56 Stratford Rd, Wolverton |
| Wife |
Edith Spong |
| Wife's Address (last known) |
952 Strathcona St, Winnipeg, Canada |
| Notes |
formerly 100th Grenadiers & 3 years 1st Bucks Rifles. Brother of Albert H H Spong |