SIM, William Thomas
(Service number 9/1110)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 14/10/1895 | Place of Birth | Tapanui, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 14 February 1915 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Thomas William Sim, (father) Crookston, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMN 27, 28 Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 Sept 1916 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Thistle Dump Cemeterym High Wood, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Thomas William and Mary Ellen Sim nee Braudigam (married 1894).Lived at Kirwee, Nth Canterbury. Attended School in Temuka and admitted 10 Jun 1907. One of 6 children.Previous school Crookston, Otago.
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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