Fred Sykes (1883-1918)

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Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922

The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:

SYKES, FRED. Private. No 242697. 1/6th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment. Born Stoney Lane, Taylor Hill, Lockwood, 5.12.1883. Third son of the late Mr James Sykes and Hannah Sykes, 112 Emmanuel Terrace, Lockwood. Educated Mount Pleasant Board School, Lockwood. Employed as a worsted and woollen twister-in by Messrs Kaye and Stewart, Broadfield Mills. Husband of Lucy Sykes, 112 Emmanuel Terrace, Lockwood. Enlisted 15.11.1916. Killed in action at Bethune on 22.7.1918, aged 34 years. Buried FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION. Grave location:- Plot 3, Row J, Grave 2.
ROH:- Emmanuel Church, Lockwood; Taylor Hill Primitive Methodist Church.

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