SIMS, Robert Alexander
(Service number 8/285)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 20/08/1893 | Place of Birth | Invercargill, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 17 August 1914 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Balclutha,NZ | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Sims (father) 22 Chambers Street, Glenavon, Northeast Valley, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 5, 9 | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1915 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial, Gallipoli Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of John James and Mary Sims neeMcGillivray. One of twelve children. Lived at 118 Church St, Timaru
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record
External Links
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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