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Simkiss George Private 63500
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/16407
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- SKR/DAT/IP/16407
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Title (The name of the record)
- Simkiss George Private 63500
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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The user is advised to read the FINDING AIDS document linked to this catalogue for an explanation of the method by which this record has been created and any terms used.
Surname: Simkiss;
Forename(s): George;
Initials: G;
Number: 63500;
Rank: Private;
Enlisted in: Ludlow;
Resided in: Craven Arms;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 8 Bn;
How killed: D;
Where: France;
When killed: 18-Nov-1918;
Other Data: b 24/12/1897
War Office Casualty List 25/6/1918 (posted missing)
POW Germany 21/3/1918 St Quentin
ICRC Ref: PA37715;Other Notes: SIMKISS, Private, GEORGE, 63500. 8th Machine Bn. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 18th November 1918. Panel 10. Vis-en-Artois Memorial - Pas De Calais, France.
NOK: mother - Ann Simkiss, 10 Norton Camp, Craven Arms;
END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/775cfca7-017d-4c69-a068-7e4bfa9df63d/
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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Simkiss George Private 63500