Norman William Sykes died on the first day of the Sommme. Marin Sykes joined Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service in 1914 and served througout the war. She finally emigrated to Canada and married there. || Death penny (memorial plaque) for Norman Sykes. Medals of Norman Sykes and literature about them. Marion Sykes i.d. A photo of the Sykes family.

Photograph of Harry in uniform Group photograph Harry's treatment card for TB Harry's honourable discharge certificate Harry's certificate of character || Harry’s parents were German and came to England at the end of the nineteenth century. He was born in England and signed up for the Territorial Army at 17, in 1911. This meant that he was called up as soon as war broke out and he served with the East Yorkshire Cycle Regiment. The new novel, At Break of Day, gives more insight into cycling regiments. Harry was a good soldier, as shown by his record card which states that he was “sober, honest and had working.” He was discharged two days before the end of the war with TB, and he married and went on to have five children. In a sad twist of fate, his first child, born in 1919, fought in the RAF during the Second World War and was shot down and killed in 1942. || || Harry Hagemann in uniform || Photograph || || Official document || Treatment card for TB || Medical || || Medical || Official document || Document confirming that Harry was no longer fit to fight || || Official document || Army certificate of character

Reverse of photograph of George in uniform. || Back