SYKES, James Arthur
| Service Number: | 798 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Demondrille, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | North Goulburn School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row L, Grave 112, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt, Skew Bridge Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 798, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 798, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 798, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Elizabeth Sykes of Kenmore, NSW. Brother of John T Sykes of Wollongong, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James enlisted 7 September 1914, an original of G Company 2nd Battalion, age 23, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, 18 October 1914. He was severely wounded during the landing on Gallipoli with bomb wounds to the head. He was evacuated to Egypt, arriving on the 29 April 1915. He died of his wounds over 6 weeks later, 14 June 1915.
He enlisted from Stockinbingal but the family had originated in Hay NSW and his family was living at Kenmore, Goulburn during the war.
His brother, 3480 Sergeant Albert Edwin Sykes 13th Battalion AIF died of wounds 5 February 1917, age 22.
A third brother, 6641A Private Robert Leonard Sykes 17th Battalion AIF, was killed in action 9 August 1918, age 24.
A fourth older brother, 2776 Sergeant Walter William Sykes of the 55th Battalion AIF was the only one of the four brothers to return to Australia, but died in 1923, age 37.
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