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SYKES, Henry Heath
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2006 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sunshine, Brimbank, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Nyah State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row B, Grave 12, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2006, Enlisted at Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2006, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2006, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Bickford Sykes and Sophia Mary Sykes; brother of John Wilmot Sykes who returned to Australia on 11 December 1918 after having served in the 46 Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal