Richard Sykes (c.1884-1915)
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.
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, RICHARD. Private. No 7510. 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Moldgreen, Huddersfield. Enlisted Huddersfield. Died of wounds at No 2 Casualty Clearing Station on 6.5.1915. Buried BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION. Grave location:- Plot 2, Row A, Grave 139.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private SYKES
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, May 6, 1915
- record ID: 201796
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #201796)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #4342375)