Simms, George –

Son of Enoch and Sarah Emma Simms, of Butt Lane, Stoke-on-Trent; husband of Annice Simms, of 94, Ringley Road, Outwood, Lancashire, and formerly of 88, Ringley Road, Stoneclough, Lancashire. Formerly Private 2826, Lancashire Fusiliers.

Personal details

  • Surname: Simms
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Radcliffe, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Radcliffe, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: May 12th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 5th (Bury) (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 200911
  • Regiment: Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: XII. B. 9.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 08/06/1917 06/07/1917

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