Sykes, Edward David

Plot Location	2J6
Surname	Sykes
Given Name(s)	Edward David
Place of Birth
Date of Birth (Eng)	circa 1894
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	May 16, 1960
Date of Death (Heb)	19 Adar 5720
Age at Death	67
Hebrew Name	אידורד דוד
Spouse’s Name	Naomi (Naima) Shahrabani ?
Father’s Name	Saul Isaac Saleh Sykes
Mother’s Name	Khatoon (“Katie”) Ballas
Other Surnames
Sex	M
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Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
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Other Family Data	Sisters: Aziza Zion, Rema “Rosalie” Fooks, Louise Lustig, Mozelle “Molly” Sykes, Florah “Florence” Joy. Son: Sassoon Elias David Sykes (4A2). Cousin: Sophie Sykes (1B11) He was married twice and had nine children from both wives altogether. Sassoon Elias David was his first. His fifth child, also named Sassoon Elias (Sykes), lives in Unionville, Ontario. His parents are buried in the Jewish cemetery in Mumbai.
Inscription (Eng)	IN LOVING MEMORY OF EDWARD DAVID SYKES AGE 67
Inscription (Heb)	פה מצא מנוח ה״מ אידורד דוד צחייק נ״ע נלב״ע י״ט אייר הת״שכ והיו ימיו שבעים וששים שנה תנצ״בה
Inscription (Other)	“247” on foot of slab
Historical	He was the head of the Eurasian Welfare Association at the time. He was arrested by the Kampetai on January 21, 1943 and sent to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp. On April 8, he was given a ten-year sentence but survived to give evidence at a post-war trial despite spending eight months in the prison hospital where rations were even lower than in the prison itself. Lawrie Zion (Melbourne) wrote on 21 November 2017: “Edward was my grandmother’s brother.”

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