John Joseph Sims
Private, 34th Regiment
- Register No.
- 1147 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 34th Regiment (register: 34th Regiment of Foot) all 34th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 June 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in February 1836 at Bloomsbury, London
- Died
- 14th September 1881 and Birmingham
- Memorial / grave
- on plaque at exact place of his common grave in City of London Cemetery, Manor Park. London .(Ceremony on 11th April 2003)
- Medal held by
- unknown
Digest of citation
The Regiment had returned to the trenches after the assault on the Redan on 18th June 1855, Private SIMS went out, in broad daylight and under extremely heavy fire, into the open ground to bring back soldiers, who had been wounded, from outside the trenches
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
SIMS, John Joseph. (reg No. 1147).
Private. 34th Regiment. * London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
VC Medal's Custodian is unknown.
Born in February 1836 at Bloomsbury, London.
Died on 14th September 1881 and Birmingham.
Memorial on plaque at exact place of his common grave in City of London Cemetery, Manor Park. London .(Ceremony on 11th April 2003)
Digest of Citation reads: The Regiment had returned to the trenches after the assault on the Redan on 18th June 1855, Private SIMS went out, in broad daylight and under extremely heavy fire, into the open ground to bring back soldiers, who had been wounded, from outside the trenches.
* Border Regiment.
Additional information:. Army No. 3482, Private SIMS was presented with his Victoria Cross by her Majesty Queen Victoria on 26th June 1857, during the Investiture at a parade on Hyde Park.
Additional information
Army No. 3482, Private SIMS was presented with his Victoria Cross by her Majesty Queen Victoria on 26th June 1857, during the Investiture at a parade on Hyde Park.
* Border Regiment.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: on plaque at exact place of his common grave in City of London Cemetery, Manor Park. London .(Ceremony on 11th April 2003)
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