- SURNAME
Sim
- FORENAME
John Anthony Noel
- UNIT
12 Bn (C Company) (York and Lancaster Regiment,attached)
- RANK
Lieutenant (T/Captain)
- NUMBER
112966
- AWARD
Military Cross
- PLACE
Normandy 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 22.9.1920 Persia
son of Major Noel and Eileen (nee Goodbody) Sim
grew up in India
educated Cheltenham College
Cadet,OCTU Sandhurst
commissioned 2Lt 31.12.1939
York and Lancaster Regiment (Hallamshire Bn)
Mention in Despatches for finding crashed Fairey Battle of 98 Squadron RAF in Iceland
10 Bn Green Howards
12 Bn Parachute Regiment May 1943 - 1947
WIA 12.6.1944 Normandy
Pegasus Company,Aldershot
York and Lancaster Regiment (Hallamshire Bn) 1952-56
Infantry Junior Leaders Bn,Shorncliffe 1967-69
Army Apprentice College,Arborfield
retired 1975 but stayed at Arborfield as a civilian until 1985
retired to Barkham,near Wokingham
married Heather Foxwell Gray June 1943 (died 1996) (3 children Richard,Jennifer and Tony)
died 24.12.2016
son of Major Noel and Eileen (nee Goodbody) Sim
grew up in India
educated Cheltenham College
Cadet,OCTU Sandhurst
commissioned 2Lt 31.12.1939
York and Lancaster Regiment (Hallamshire Bn)
Mention in Despatches for finding crashed Fairey Battle of 98 Squadron RAF in Iceland
10 Bn Green Howards
12 Bn Parachute Regiment May 1943 - 1947
WIA 12.6.1944 Normandy
Pegasus Company,Aldershot
York and Lancaster Regiment (Hallamshire Bn) 1952-56
Infantry Junior Leaders Bn,Shorncliffe 1967-69
Army Apprentice College,Arborfield
retired 1975 but stayed at Arborfield as a civilian until 1985
retired to Barkham,near Wokingham
married Heather Foxwell Gray June 1943 (died 1996) (3 children Richard,Jennifer and Tony)
died 24.12.2016
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