hɪz pˈɛɹənts wɜː klˈɔːd ˈɔːɡʌstəs spɹˈɪɡ ænd pˈɜːl ˈælɪs ˈaɪɹiːn nˈeɪ dʒˈɜːmiːn, hˌuː hæd mˈæɹid ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn ɪn stˈænzbɛɹi.
His parents were Claude Augustus Sprigg and Pearl Alice Irene née Germein, who had married on 17 September 1913 in Stansbury.