Albert James SIM

Regimental number12488
OccupationFellmonger
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Sim, Johnsonville, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialSt Aubert British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 3), nr Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen Sim
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 18

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