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SIMS, Francis Colston
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2799, 2799A |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bristol, England, April 1877 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 20. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle St John's Memorial Choir Vestry and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2799, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2799, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2799, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2799A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2799A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Francis was the son of George and Rhoda Sims; husband of Emma Anne Sims, of New Lambton, New South Wales. He was the father of Francis Kimberley Sims, aged 14 when his father died of wounds in 1916. Francis junior died as a POW of the Japanese in Singapore during 1943 in WW2, serving with the 2/19th Battalion.
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