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SIMS, George Frederick Rippon
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3464, V355206 |
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Enlisted: | 29 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, 4 March 1891 |
Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Wesley College and Dookie Agricultural College |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Leongatha, Victoria, 24 August 1973, aged 82 years |
Cemetery: |
Leongatha Cemetery ANG - J - 026 (no visible grave or headstone) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3464, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3464, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3464, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
18 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3464, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (left thigh) | |
4 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3464, 6th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
4 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V355206 |
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