Individual Details

Hector James Swanson Sprent

(Abt Jul 1863 - 26 Dec 1934)

Events

BirthAbt Jul 1863Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Census1871Scholar - Government House, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MilitaryFrom 18 Nov 1885 to 1 Jun 1906R.A.M.C., British Army
Marriage30 Aug 1899Minnie Burton
Death26 Dec 1934Carcinomatosis - Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Burial28 Dec 1934Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Families

SpouseMinnie Burton (1865 - )
ChildMarjorie Ethel Sprent (1900 - )
FatherMajor William Swanson Sprent (1829 - 1903)
MotherElizabeth Corcoran (1834 - )
SiblingVincent John Swanson Sprent (1857 - 1936)
SiblingWilliam Swanson Sprent (1860 - 1939)
SiblingCharles Albert Sprent (1862 - 1891)
SiblingIsabella Swanson Sprent (1864 - 1953)
SiblingHerbert Sprent (1868 - )
SiblingThomas Matthew Sprent (1871 - 1957)
SiblingEthel Sprent (1873 - 1962)

Notes

Military

Extract from British Army Pension Records 1914-20

Proceedings on discharge:
No: 7011 - Army rank: Corporal - Corps/Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps - Battalion: No 18 Company
Date of discharge: 7 June 1906 - Place of discharge: Windsor
Description at discharge: Age: 42 years 7 months - Height: 5 ft 8¾ ins - Chest: 37 ins Expansion: 2 ins - Complexion: Pale - Eyes: Grey - Hair: Grey - Marks: Small tattoo marks on left forearm.
Trade: Chemist.
Intended place of residence: 136 St Leonards Road, Windsor, Bucks (sic)

Reason for discharge: At his own request after 18 years service, with a view to pension under Royal Warrant. Authority C.S.O. London District 3rd May 1906.

Conduct & character: Good.
Special qualifications: Comp? of medicine in military hospital, trained sick attendant.

Medals:
Khedives medal 1896 - clasp "Haper"
Sudan medal (Queens) 1898
Queens S. African Medal - clasps: Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal
Kings S. Africa - Clasps: S. Africa 1901 & 1902

Attestation form dated: 18 November 1885
No: 7011 - Corps: Medical Staff - Joined at Aldershot on 23 November 1885.
Name: Hector James Sprent
Birthplace: Scarborough, Yorkshire
Age: 22 years
Occupation: Chemist
Been apprentice: Yes - Carrick Macros, Mr E D Elmco?

Military History:
Home - 18 Nov 1885 to 14 March 1893
Cyprus - 15 March 1893 to 12 Feb 1895
Egypt - 13 Feb 1895 to 30 March 1897
Home - 31 March 1897 to 19 Oct 1899
South Africa - 20 Oct 1899 to 28 Jan 1903
Home - 29 Jan 1903 to 7 June 1906

Total: 20 Years 202 days

Next of kin: Father - Major W S Sprent, Hornise Villa, ? Road, Southsea
Campaigns: Nile Expedition 1896 - South Africa 1899-02Particulars of marriage: Minnie Burton - spinster - date: 30 September 1899 - place: ?

Particulars of children:
Marjorie - born: 6 April 1900, Brookwood, Surrey - Baptised: 6 July 1900, Brookwood, Surrey

Burial

Extract from Cemetery Register: Prospect Cemetery - Year: 1934

No: 51785
Name: Sprent, Hector James Swanson
Age: 71
Birthplace: England
Where died: Toronto
When died: 26 December 1934
When interred: 28 December 1934
What disease: Carcinomatosis
Where interred: Naval & Mil Section? I - 208
Ground property of: Mrs Minnie Sprent
Medical attendant: ?
Name & Address of nearest relative: Mrs Minnie Sprent - 59 Havelock Street
Undertaker: Ross J?

Endnotes

1. England & Wales - GRO Birth Index, 1963 Jul/Sept - Scarborough - Vol: 9d Page: 305.

2. 1871 Census - England, Class: RG10; Piece: 1683; Folio: 101; Page: 11; GSU roll: 829965.

3. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 3896.

4. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 3896.

5. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 481.

6. Ontario, Canada, Toronto Trust Cemeteries, 1826-1989, Toronto Trust Cemeteries; Toronto, Canada; Cemetery: Prospect Cemetery; Volume: 04; Year Range: 1930-1937.

7. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1947, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 481.