Sykes, Eric Anthony, 1883-1945

LC control no.	n 2011065877
Personal name heading	Sykes, Eric Anthony, 1883-1945 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Schwabe, Eric Anthony, 1883-1945
Found in	The Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, 2011: p. 40-41 (Eric Anthony Sykes; b. Feb. 5, 1993, Lancashire; of German descent, birth name Eric Anthony Schwabe; businessman in Shanghai, studied martial arts, trainer for Shanghai police, taught hand-to-hand fighting to British troops with Fairbairn) Wikipedia, Jan. 20, 2012 (Eric Anthony Sykes (5 February 1883-12 May 1945), born Eric Anthony Schwabe in Barton on Irwell, Manchester, England. 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.)