Corporal Robert Leonard Sykes | NSW War Memorials Register

Commemorated at

Memorial Name

Cowra First World War Memorial Grove

Given name

Robert

Family name

Sykes

Gender

Male

Service number

6641

Conflicts

First World War, 1914–18

Fate

Killed in action (KIA)

Fate date

09 August 1918

Additional information

Last held rank

Corporal

Unit at embarkation

18th Battalion - 19th Reinforcement

Service

Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)

Veteran Notes/Bio

KIA in France aged 24 years. 2 brothers: Pte James Arthur Sykes and Sgt Major A. E. Sykes, both killed. Served on the Western Front.

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