Lloyd Joseph SIMS

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SIMS, Lloyd Joseph

Service Number:	434749
Enlisted:	8 May 1941
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale
Born:	Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1920
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Cairns Road Atherton, Strathwell State School Jacksonvale
Occupation:	Labourer & Cook
Died:	Aircraft accident, Mt. Tawonga,, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1945, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Sale War Cemetery, Victoria Plot B. Row D. Grave 6.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial, Eskdale Beaufort A9-228 Crash Memorial Plaque, Innisfail Cenotaph, Maryborough No. 3 Wireless Air Gunners' School Memorial Wall, Mongans Bridge Beaufort A0-228 Crash Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flight Sergeant, 434749
8 May 1941:	Enlisted
22 Jan 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 434749, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale
22 Jan 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 434749

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Rowland and Wilhelmina Ellen Sims; husband of Dulcie Mary Sims, of Cairns, Queensland.

At 1045 hours on Monday 4th June 1945 Beaufort Aircraft A9-228 took off to carry out an operational training exercise. The exercise was a long range sea reconnaissance and night astro flight, the route to be flown was East Sale, Cape Lidstrap-Position 400.00S 140.00E Mt. Gambier, Land and refuel, Mt. Gambier to East Sale. The aircraft landed at Mt. Gambier 1527 hours and took off at 1735 hours on 4th June 1945 and since then no trace of aircraft or crew has been found.

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