Regimental number | 2006 |
Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria |
School | Nyah State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Dawson Street, Sunshine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, J B Sykes, Dawson Street, Sunshine, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 12), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Bickford and Sophia Mary SYKES |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2007 Lance Sergeant John Wilmot SYKES, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 December 1918.~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |