Walter Leonard SIM

Regimental number10/1983
Date of birth12 January 1894
Place of birthWellington
OccupationLabourer
AddressJohnsonville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0.5"
Weight180 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Sim, Johnsonville, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, 5th Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Lemnos, 4 June 1915 (diarrhea); discharged to duty, 7 June 1915; rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moscar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead, on or about 8 August 1915.'

War service: 203 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7817115