Eric A. Sykes, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEric A. Sykes
British army officer
Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1883
Date of Death: 12-May-1945
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Eric A. Sykes
- Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883–12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe in Barton-upon-Irwell, Eccles, Greater 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 (CQB) 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 (SMP) Specials with the rank of Inspector in 1926.
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