William Ewart Sims
Service Number
57686
Military Unit
18th Bn The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Date of birth
Date of Death
23 Apr 1917 (27 years old)
Place of Birth
York
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Member of University College Nottingham OTC. Associated with Norton Street Congregational Church, Radford, Nottingham. He was a commercial artist
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Family History
Son of Mrs. M. Sims, of 20, Moss St., York, and the late Mr. E. Sims; husband of Annie Marshall Sims, of 66, Heneage Rd., Grimsby. A member of the Nottingham University O.T.C. A commercial artist (CWGC). He lived in Sherwood.
Military History
Also served in the Army Cyclist Corps (410). Commemorated on the Arras Memorial.
Extra Information
yorkandthegreatwar.com/York-Casualty-Roll-of-Honour: 'Sims was born in York, lived in Sherwood and enlisted in Nottingham, he also served in the Army Cyclist Corps with the service number 410. Commemorated on the Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Micklegate, and in the King’s Book.'
Photographs
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