Regimental number | 2799 |
Place of birth | Bristol England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 93 Alma Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Emma A Sims, 93 Alma Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2799A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 20), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' Parents: George and Rhoda SIMS; husband of E.A. SIMS, Hobart Road, New Lambton, New South Wales. Native of Bristol, England |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 4561 Pte Francis Matthews BRENNAN, 48th Bn, killed in action, 2 April 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |