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Frederick Charles SIMS

Regimental number3447
Place of birthWickham, New South Wales
SchoolCook's Hill Public Schoo, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCanister maker
Address39 Railway Lane, Wickham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Caldwell, 39 Railway Lane, Wickham, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah CALDWELL (formerly SIMS), and the late Richard SIMS. Native of Wickham, New South Wales

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