Trooper Edwin John Sims
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Sims,
Edwin John
Date of birth: 1892-11-12
Place of birth: Woodroyd Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Son of Edwin Sims and Frances Cook, his wife, of Loch Monar, Manitoba.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-12-01
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 14667
Highest Rank:
Trooper
Rank detail
- Trooper (Army).
- Trooper (Army). 1915-01-22 ?
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-01-22
- Trooper (Army). ? to 1914-09-24
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 267083
LAC ID:
231062
Service file: B8934-S056
Uploader's Notes:
Original member of the First Canadian Contingent as a Private of the 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse).
Uploader's Research notes:
JUNE 1915 C.E.F.Casualty List
[Trooper Army Canadian Militia 34th Fort Garry Horse Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion (Fort Garry Horse) B Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Canadian Cavalry Depot (Fort Garry Horse) Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) B Squadron ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2011-07-07