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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 32825" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sim </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Anthony Noel </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>12 Bn (C Company) (York and Lancaster Regiment,attached) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lieutenant (T/Captain) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>112966 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Military Cross </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Normandy 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">born 22.9.1920 Persia</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">son of Major Noel and Eileen (nee Goodbody) Sim</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">grew up in India</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">educated Cheltenham College</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Cadet,OCTU Sandhurst</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">commissioned 2Lt 31.12.1939</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">York and Lancaster Regiment (Hallamshire Bn)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Mention in Despatches for finding crashed Fairey Battle of 98 Squadron RAF in Iceland</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">10 Bn Green Howards</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">12 Bn Parachute Regiment May 1943 - 1947</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">WIA 12.6.1944 Normandy</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Pegasus Company,Aldershot</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">York and Lancaster Regiment (Hallamshire Bn) 1952-56</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Infantry Junior Leaders Bn,Shorncliffe 1967-69</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Army Apprentice College,Arborfield</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">retired 1975 but stayed at Arborfield as a civilian until 1985</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">retired to Barkham,near Wokingham</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">married Heather Foxwell Gray June 1943 (died 1996) (3 children Richard,Jennifer and Tony)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">died 24.12.2016</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-sim.28847/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28847-fd4087062b943dc80f247a7a8a4a2417.jpg?1591434186" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 32825, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sim [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Anthony Noel [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]12 Bn (C Company) (York and Lancaster Regiment,attached) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lieutenant (T/Captain) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]112966 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Military Cross [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Normandy 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT]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[/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-sim.28847/"][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/28/28847-fd4087062b943dc80f247a7a8a4a2417.jpg?1591434186[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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