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Frederick Russell Sime
Informations sur naissance
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Année de naissance: 1888 |
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Lieu de naissance: Leyton, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Marchand de légumes |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Rifleman |
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Numéro de service: 35525 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Leyton, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — King's Royal Rifle Corps, 17th Bn. (British Empire League) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 21/06/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Hill Top Farm, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 29 |
Cimetière
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Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Parcelle: IV Rangée: B Tombe: 5 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 2
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| #2 | Lieu d'enrôlement |
Mon histoire
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 utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/143201/sime,-/ Sources utilisées |
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Naval and Military Archives http://www.nmarchive.com/ Sources utilisées |
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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 utilisées |