Samuel Stanley Sykes - War Records

[genealogistsykes]

found something:

Capt. (temp. Maj.) S. S. Sykes to be
temp. Lt.-Col. whilst comdg. a Bn. 13th
Sept. 1916

[corisande]

London Gazette takes a bit of practice to plumb. There are at least 12 references, & I suspect more

eg
3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince of Wales's
Own (West Yorkshire Regiment);
The undermentioned second lieutenants to be
Lieutenants:—
S. S. Sykes. Dated llth August, 1906.

and his commission
3rd Volunteer Battalion, The Prince of Wales's
Own (West Yorkshire Regiment); Samuel
Stanley Sykes, Gent, to be Second Lieutenant.
Dated 30th December, 1905.

[mmm45]

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=1714515&CATLN=6&Highlight=%2CSYKES%2CS&accessmethod=0

A possible in Officers files S Sykes??

[genealogistsykes]

That's him in the Gazzetes i'll find some more refs from the gazzets im not sure if that's his office records, but then again dont know much about his millitary records. My father seems to think that he served from 1914-1918 

[johnny_doyle]

there are 2 entries for an S S Sykes in West Yorks Regt. Appears to have been a Capt then Major. Mentioned in Dispatches and MC.

there are actually 4 Medal Index Cards on Ancestry. 2 reference 8th Battn W Yorks R, 2 just West Yorkshire Regt.

one MIC puts his date of entry to France as 16/4/1915. 8th Battn W Yorks R. Address Carlton Barracks, Leeds.

the MIC with Mentioned in Dispatches points to London Gazette 4/1/1917 Vol 29890 Page 224

[genealogistsykes]

Is that Samuel Stanley Sykes then ? oh wait their's four, how will we know which one is his ?

[mmm45]

8th Batt were Leeds Rifles....As already mentioned based out of Carlton Barracks along with 7th Batt (1st Leeds Rifles) these Battalions had a different cap badge to rest of West Yorks Reg.(They were also Territorials)

Ady

[genealogistsykes]

ahh okay, yes my father said that he was in the territorial army before the war, just like my grandfather 

[Syker88]

Hey there,

He was my great grandfather too and was mentioned in dispatches, I have it on my wall at my dads house, its signed by Douglas Haig. We have some portraits of Admiral Gayton to when he was younger with his wife my grandfather was Nigel Sykes, not sure about the complete service records but will check them out next time I go home.

Do you have a family ring with the crest on it? I'd like to know more about it.

Happy New Year

Syker