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Geo Alfred SYKES

Regimental number689
Place of birthSouth Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCook
Address75 Barkly Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs Nellie Sykes, 75 Barkly Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date16 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAIF Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Geo spelt George
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Emma SYKES. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death24 August 1941
Age at death64
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria

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