| Regimental number | 30438 |
| Place of birth | Cosgrove, Victoria |
| School | Ballarat State and Agricultural High Schools, Victoria |
| Other training | Business College |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Colac, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Sim, Wongadell, Lake Bolac, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 72nd Infantry; Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 22 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery Headquarters |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Dover (St. James) Cemetery (Plot M, Row K, Grave No. 22), Kent |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Catherine SIM, Lake Bolac, Victoria. Native of Cosgrove, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6086 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Henry Walter SIM, 4th Motor Transport Company, effective abroad (still overseas); Cousins: 3606 Pte William Young SIM, died of wounds sustained at Pozieres, France, on 27 July 1916, and J. Kingston, killed in action. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |