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SYKES, Frank Leswell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6618 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia , 23 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Cooktown, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 28 July 1974, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Lawn Plaque, Row P10, Site 53. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6618, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6618, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6618, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6618, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to left arm and left side, Severe | |
| 28 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6618, 26th Infantry Battalion, Repatriated to Australia. |
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