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SIMS, Alfred Edwin

Service Number:	3048
Enlisted:	6 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Salisbury, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Travelling Salesman
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 November 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3048, 31st Infantry Battalion
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 3048, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 3048, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of George Rudolph Treherne.