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Sykes, Ernest
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Sykes, Ernest
Date Of Birth
4 Apr 1885
Age
32
Birth Place
Mossley, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, Yorkshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
19 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
3 Aug 1949
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
40989
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5705 (V.C.); Issue: 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Arras, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion
27th (Service) Battalion (4th Tyneside Irish)
Commemorated
Regimental Museum of The Northumberland Fusiliers, Alnwick Castle (name plate from LMS engine).
Place of Death
Lockwood, Yorkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Northumberland Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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