Son of Archdeacon F. L. Sharpin (late of Bombay) and Helen Georgina, his wife, of 37 Eversley Rd., Bexhill-on-Sea. Volunteered for H.A.C. from the staff of the London County and Westminster Bank in Aug., 1914. Wounded March, 1915 at St. Eloi. Gazetted Sept., 1915. Born at Bombay.