SIMS, Henry Norman
| Service Number: | 3215 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Thalgarrah School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Measles complicated by Bronchitis, Died at Sea on board HMAT Suevic (A29) , 19 November 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Memorials: | Armidale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3215, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3215, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3215, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3215 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 19th November…… Henry Norman Sims was born on a Farm at Hillgrove, New South Wales around 1893.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd October, 1916 at Armidale, NSW as a 23 year old, single, Labourer from Metz, NSW.
Private Henry Norman Sims, Service number 3215, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 11th November, 1916 with the 53rd Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcements.
On 18th November, 1916 Private Sims was admitted to Ship’s Hospital.
Private Henry Norman Sims died at 7.30 pm on 19th November, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Suevic (A29) from Measles complicated by Bronchitis.
He was buried at 9 am at Sea on 20th November, 1916 from HMAT Suevic (A29). He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/s---t.html
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