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SYKES, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2005 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bodalla, Eurobodalla, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer/Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bodalla All Saints Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Bodalla Honor Roll Board, Bodalla Public School Honor Roll, Bodalla WW1 Honour Roll Memorial, Bodalla War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2005, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2005, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2005, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2005 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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