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Frederick Russell Sime
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1888 |
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Place of birth: Leyton, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Greengrocer |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Rifleman |
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Service number: 35525 |
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Enlistment place: Leyton, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 17th Bn. (British Empire League) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 21/06/1917 |
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Place of death: Hill Top Farm, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 29 |
Cemetery
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Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Plot: IV Row: B Grave: 5 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
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| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Frederick Russel Sime, a greengrocer from Leyton, Essex, served in the 17th Battalion King’s Royal Rifleman Corps. This battalion was under the command of the 117th Brigade of the 39th Division.
The 17th Battalion relieved the 12th Battalion Royal Sussex in the frontline northeast of Ypres on June 16th 1917. The battalion took up positions in the near Hill Top Farm. They mainly worked on maintaining the trenches. The battalion was relieved on the 24th of June. During the battalion’s time in the frontline, the trenches were heavily shelled.
Rifleman Sime, 29, was one of nine soldiers who, fell while holding the line at Hill Top Farm. He was buried in Vlamerthinge New Military Cemetery.
The 17th Battalion relieved the 12th Battalion Royal Sussex in the frontline northeast of Ypres on June 16th 1917. The battalion took up positions in the near Hill Top Farm. They mainly worked on maintaining the trenches. The battalion was relieved on the 24th of June. During the battalion’s time in the frontline, the trenches were heavily shelled.
Rifleman Sime, 29, was one of nine soldiers who, fell while holding the line at Hill Top Farm. He was buried in Vlamerthinge New Military Cemetery.
Sources 4
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/143201/sime,-/ Sources used |
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Naval and Military Archives http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/kings-royal-rifle-corps/ Sources used |