Regimental number | 2517 |
Place of birth | Leslie, Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
School | St. John's School, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 286 Parker's Road, Glenferrie, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Father, James Sim, 86 Union Grove, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for two years (1902-04) as a Private in the Territorial Artillery Forces, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 12 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Mooltan on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Alexandra |
Place of death or wounding | Bedford Home, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery Enclosure No. 4 (Plot I, Row G, Grave NO. 10), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs Jane SIM, 7 Abbotsfield Place, Aberdeen, Scotland. Alexander the correct given name |
Family/military connections | Cousin: No.3059 Gunner George Craigen, 55th Battery, 14th Field Artillery. |