Private Ernest Sykes VC (2)

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Reference WMO/300721

Address:

Mossley Station

Manchester Road

Mossley

OL5 0AB

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Metal Plaque on the right hand wall of the waiting room on Platform 1. See also WMO/282502 for another memorial to him at this station.
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N northern [the northern rail logo]/ This plaque commemorates the awarding of the/Victoria Cross in July 1917 to Ernest Sykes, a/labourer in the engineering department/at Mossley Station/[image of a Victoria Cross]/"For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty near Arras, France/on 9th April 1917, when his battalion in attack was held up about 360/yards in advance of own lines by intense fire from front and flank, and/suffered heavy casualties. 40989 Private Sykes, despite this heavy fire. went forward and brought back four wounded- he made a fifth journey /and remained out under conditions which appeared to be certain death,/until he had bandaged all those who were too badly wounded to be moved. These gallant actions performed under incessant machine gun/and rifle fire showed a utter contempt of Danger."

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