Regimental number | 41 |
Place of birth | New Milnes Scotland |
School | Darvel Public School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18.9 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 30 Ocean Street, Woollahra, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Agnes Livingstone, Nockingtiber, Cross House, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | The Ancre, France |
Age at death | 24.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Margaret Irvine McPherson DYKES. Natie of Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Brother Alex Dykes of Curlewis, Sydney, NSW was with the AIF for some time. |