Regimental number | 4939 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Abbotsford State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tram employee |
Address | 9 Bennett Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27.1 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F E Sims, 9 Bennett Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the old 5th Australian Infantry Regiment, East Melbourne; disbanded. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 7 March 1916; disembarked Suez. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance, South Railhead, 12 May 1916 (backache); transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Ferry Post, 15 May 1916; date of discharge not recorded. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2510105: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMS John Edward Theodore
Red Cross File No 2510105 |