Jim Sykes (c.1898-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
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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, JIM. Private. No 205563. 10th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. Formerly No 20702 Durham Light Infantry. Born Slaithwaite. Son of the late Geoffrey and Eva Sykes. Lived with his brother, Mr George Sykes, at 10 Clough House, Slaithwaite. Employed as a piecer by Messrs Edwin Shaw and Sons, Clough House Mills. Attended the Providence Baptist Sunday School. Enlisted in October 1916. Had served on the Italian front for six months. Killed in action in Italy on 7.12.1917, aged 19 years. Buried GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY. Grave location:- Plot 6, Row E, Grave 11.
- ROH:- St. James' Church, Slaithwaite; Slaithwaite War Memorial.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private JIM SYKES
- regiment: Royal West Kent Regiment
- died: Friday, December 7, 1917
- age: 19 years
- record ID: 639645
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #639645)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4341978)