Regimental number | 998 |
Place of birth | Horsham, Victoria |
School | Leopold State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | PO Porter |
Address | Greensborough, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, John Emerson Sims, Greensborough PO, Greensborough, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Proyart, near Peronne, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth SIMS, 'Camelot', Greensborough, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 3416 Sergeant John Coster MILES, 58th Bn, killed in action, 26 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |