Lindo Aitcheson SIM

Regimental number32735
OccupationCheesemaker
Next of kinFather, Andrew H Sim, Charlton, Gore, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 19 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 24), Gezaincourt, nr Doullens, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Jessie Sim, Charlton
Family/military connectionsBrother: 32734 Leslie Grant SIM
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 15

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