Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Private Samuel Sykes

Male 1897 - 1918  (~ 21 years)


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  • Name Samuel Sykes 
    Prefix Private 
    Born Feb 1897  , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    • Sykes, Samuel Private, Enlisted with the 80th Battalion of Napanee and transferred to 73rd Battalion and later to 42nd Battalion. He was twenty years old in April 1918 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Sykes of Preston, Ontario. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge April 9, 1917 and on August 28, 1918 he was killed in action.

      Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
    Sykes,Samuel-WW1.jpg
    Sykes,Samuel-WW1.jpg
    Immigration 1911  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Laborer, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Anglican 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, Private, 60th Battalion / 72rd Battalion / 42nd Battalion 
    Misfortune 1918 
    Killed in WW1 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-229857 
    Died 28 Aug 1918 
    Person ID I229857  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John Sykes,   b. 31 Dec 1866, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Jane Clough,   b. 13 Sep 1873, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1960  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F223083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 33.

    2. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Feb 1897 - , England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1911 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Furniture Factory - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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