SIMS Archie Ray

Name Archie Ray SIMS
Country Of Origin Australia
Born 1896
Died 1967
Birth/ Baptism 7 October 1896, 66 Cimitiere Street, Launceston
Parents George and Ethel Amelia Sims (formerly Chalu)
Apprenticeship Brass turner apprenticeship
Skills Watchmaker
Work Locations
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse 22 July 1924, Paterson Street Methodist Church, Launceston, to Gladys Amelia Barton
Other Grandson of John Sims, watchmaker, Richmond and Campbell Town.

Other occupations: Brass turner and finisher, labourer, postal employee.

April 1916: Enlisted in World War 1, served in France, wounded in action in 1917, and returned to Australia in 1919.

1950s: Member and Assistant Secretary (north) of the Horological of Australasia, Tasmanian Branch.

1967 Will: Recorded as a retired watchmaker.

Death 12 June 1967, Hobart
References
The Australian Watchmaker, September 1953.
TAHO: RGD33/1/81 no517 Birth Launceston, AD960/1/110 Will 1967.
Web: National Archives of Australia, Series B2455, Service No. 1672.
Ancestry: Electoral Roll 1919-1954, Australian Cemetery Index 1967.
Daily Telegraph 12 October 1917, 9 August 1924.