SIM, Alec Gustavus
| Service Number: | 30438 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Cashel, Victoria, Australia, May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat State and Agricultural High Schools, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gas poisoning, Military Hospital, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 7 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Dover (St. James's) Cemetery, Kent England Plot M, Row K, Grave No. 22 |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dookie Cosgrove & District Great European War Roll of Honor, Lake Bolac & District Roll of Honour, Lake Bolac War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 30438, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Driver, 30438, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Driver, 30438, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Reverted from driver at own request | |
| 3 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 30438, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Gas poisoning at Passchendaele, Belgium, died of complications | |
| 7 Jun 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 30438, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 30438 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-06-07 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 7th June...... Gnr Alec Gustavus Sim was born at Cashel, near Cosgrove, Victoria in 1896. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 21st June, 1916 as a 20 year old Farmer (His father listed him as Bank Official in information provided for the Roll of Honour) from Colac, Victoria & was posted as Driver with Field Artillery Brigade Reinforcements.
Driver Sim arrived in England on 29th January, 1917 for further training & proceeded to France on 4th October, 1917. He joined 7th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade at the Front on 11th October, 1917.
Driver Alec Sim reverted to the rank of Gunner on 13th January, 1918 at his own request.
Gunner Sim was wounded in action - Gas poisoning on 23rd May, 1918. He was invalided to England & admitted to Military Hospital, Dover, Kent, England on 3rd June, 1918 – seriously ill with gas poisoning.
Gunner Alec Gustavus Sim died at 7.40 pm on 7th June, 1918 from Wounds – Gas Poisoning as a result of enemy action. The Hospital Report states “..died on 7th June from Heart Failure due to Acute Bronchitis.” He was buried in St. James Churchyard Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England where 7 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/dover.html
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