Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir, 1877-1954
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Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir, 1877-1954, Knight, Major-General
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Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes (b. July 23, 1877, Croydon, England-d. Sept. 30, 1954), Air Vice-Marshal, British Royal Air Force, began his military career by enlisting as a trooper in the Imperial Yeomanry Scouts regiment of the British Army at the start of the Boer War. In 1901 he was granted a regular commission in the 15th Hussars and served in India and West Africa. In 1910 he began flying lessons and by 1912 was appointed Officer Commanding the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps responsible for the recruitment and training of pilots. During the First World War, he acted as Chief of Staff of the Royal Flying Corps and later was appointed Chief of the Air Staff. In 1919 he led the British Air Section at the Paris Peace Conference in Versailles. After his retirement in 1919, Sykes was elected to Parliament and later served as Governor of Bombay.
1908 captaincy; 1912 commander of the military wing of the Royal Flying Corps; 1915 CMG; 1916 assistant adjutant-general at the War Office; 1918-1919 chief of the air staff; 1919 KCB, GBE; 1919-1922 controller of civil aviation; 1922-1928 MP for Sheffield Hallam; 1928 GCIE; 1928-1933 governor of Bombay; 1934 GCSI; 1940-1945 MP for Nottingham Central
Epithet: Major-General
Title: Knight
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Assam, India
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Delhi, India
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Sind, India
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Bihar and Orissa, India
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Calcutta, India
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Madras, India
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Bombay, India
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Burma, Asia
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Punjab, India
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North-West Frontier Province, India
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Sri Lanka, Asia
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Bombay, India
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United Provinces, India
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Bengal, India
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Central Provinces, India
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