Eric A. Sykes
Deceased Person
1883 – 1945
Who was Eric A. Sykes?
Eric Anthony Sykes, born Eric Anthony Schwabe in Barton on Irwell, Manchester, England was a soldier and firearms expert. He is most famous for his work with William E. Fairbairn in the development of the eponymous Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife and modern British Close Quarters Battle martial arts during World War II. Originally working for an import/export company selling weapons in East Asia, he claimed he volunteered for, and served in, the British Army as a sharpshooter on the Western Front during World War I. Returning to China in 1917, he joined the volunteer branch of the Shanghai Municipal Police Specials with the rank of Inspector in 1926.
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- Born
- Feb 5, 1883
United Kingdom - Also known as
- Eric Sykes
- Died
- May 12, 1945
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on July 23, 2013
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