Talk:Eric Sykes

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Did he get married?

Did he serve in the war?

Contents 1 Military Service 2 "Unsung hero" 3 Behind the scenes... 4 Fair use rationale for Image:The-Plank-dvd.jpg

[edit] Military Service

Some references that I have seen say that he served in the Army during WWII and others the RAF as in the Wikipedia article. jmb 14:27, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

According to Debrett's "wireless operator Mobile Signals Unit RAF 1941-47" jmb 14:32, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

There was a letter in the Daily Telegraph 11th May 2003 from which it seems he served in a RAF Special Liaison Unit with Bill Fraser. These were the units that passed the information decoded at Bletchley Park to senior military officers in the field. --jmb 11:23, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Unsung hero"

"He is widely regarded as an unsung hero behind much British comedy over the past fifty years." Where is the survey where this view was widely expressed? I always thought he was a sung hero. Dw290 13:49, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Behind the scenes...

"However, he was well-known on radio during the 1950s, both behind the scenes and in front of the microphone."

How can he be well-known behind the scenes?

Zouavman Le Zouave _{(Talk to me! • O))))} 14:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

By other actors, of course... ThE bEaTLeS aka andreasegde 02:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The-Plank-dvd.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:52, 12 February 2008 (UTC)