Basic Details Surname Sykes Forenames Wilfred Gender Male Information stated on memorial War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the service and death details. Educated at Hipperholme Grammar, he was a solicitor's clerk in Halifax before enlisting. He was posted missing following an unsuccessful attack on the Schwaben Redoubt. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Country of death France Town of death Somme Country of burial France Town of burial Somme Cemetery Mill Road British Military Cemetery Year of death 1916 Month of death September Day of death 3 Age at death 19 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Missing