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Herbert George Sims

Rank Chief Stoker
Service Number 283596
Born 17 May 1878 Bitterne

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Portsmouth
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HMS Caroline

Class C class Light Cruiser

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Decorations LSGC; 1914-15 Star; Victory & British War Medals Enlistment 30 Oct 1896 Next of kin address England Mother Sarah Hannah Father Edward More info Briefly enlisted on 31 August 1896 in the Hampshire Regiment militia, 7687. Gave a false age upon enlistment in the Royal Navy. Enlisted for Continuous Service on 30 October 1896. Aboard HMS Britannia, moored off Cromarty Firth, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, during the 1911 census. Awarded LSGC medal in 1911. Served aboard HMS Caroline from 4 December 1914 to 4 March 1919. Subsequently discharged 10 March 1919. Died in 1930 2Q in Southampton.