Regimental number | 5430 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Brunswick State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brunswick, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J K Sims, Brunswick Junction, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Alfred Christopher |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tilloy British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 10), Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret SIMS, Brunswick, Western australia. Native of Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |