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OBEDIAH JAMES SIMS

Died : 21 Mar 1918
Rank : Private
Service no at death: L/10555
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Surname: SIMS
Forename: OBEDIAH JAMES
Initials: O J
Date of Birth Q1, 1898
Place of BirthLower Daggons, Wiltshire
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address Cranborne
Schools attended Cranborne Church of England School where he was known as James.
Employment / trade
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Lewis Sims of Batterley Drove, Cranborne, Dorset
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NotesNB Shown on Memorial as Obidiah John The Cranborne Church of England Schools Log Book for 1912 - 1929 in its entry dated 11th September 1914 under the heading “The following scholars have enlisted to fight for his King and Country in the great European War” this includes 'James Sims'.
Regiment at call-upThe Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-upL/10555
Date of attestation -
Date of call-up -
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Other service no
Service facts
Age at death19
Date of death 21 Mar 1918
Regiment at deathThe Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Battalion at death
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of death
Service no at deathL/10555
Field of action at death
Place of deathFrance
Location of gravePozieres Memorial
PositionPanel 16.
Other memorialsNamed on Alderholt Memorial
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