James SYKES

Regimental number28229
OccupationFactory hand
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Sykes, Cheltenham, Feilding
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs James Sykes, Cheltenham, Fielding, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 8