SIMS, William James
| Service Number: | 618 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, December 1876 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plate Layer |
| Died: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1927, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Seymour General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Seymour School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 618, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 618, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 618, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 618, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW wrist/forearm |
Vietnam War Service
| 28 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 618, 29th Infantry Battalion |
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William James Sims: A World War One Experience
On the 8th of July 1915, William Sims enlisted for World War One. On the 18th of November, 1915, he boarded the HMAT A2 in Geelong, and was on his way, as part of the 32nd Battalion.
On December the 18th, after exactly one month of sailing, the 32nd Battalion arrived in Egypt. However, the next day did not go well for William. On the 19th of December, William was found absent from duty without an excuse and also disobeyed orders from a superior, which led to a week's worth of confinement and no pay.
William spent some time in the hospital at Tel-el-Kebir with dental issues and was then transferred to the 29th Battalion. He was wounded in action at Fromelles in July 1916, in the wrist. This wound did not allow him to return to action and so he was discharged after arriving back in Australia in early 1917.