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SIM, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2798 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barmedman, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Weymouth, England, United Kingdom, 20 January 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot 11, Row C, Grave 3063, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goulburn District Railway Employees Great War Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2798, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2798, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2798, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 16 Jun 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, In the field | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2798, Wounds to the left ankle and right leg. Invalided to England on 11 August 1918 | |
| 20 Jan 1919: | Involvement 2798, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2798 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1919-01-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Herbert and Margaret Sim; husband of Elsie May Sim of 70 Carrington Road, Randwick, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star. British War Medal, Victory Medal