Regimental number | 3480 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
School | Kenmore Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telephone mechanic |
Address | Kenmore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, G H Sykes, Railway Gates, Kenmore, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Militia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Harry and Eliza SYKES. Native of Hay, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 798 Pte James Arthur SYKES, 2nd Bn, died of wounds, 2 May 1915. |