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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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