John Joseph Sims
John Joseph Sims VC (1835 – 6 December 1881) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Joseph Sims | |
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 John Joseph Sims grave marker, City of London Cemetery | |
| Born | 1835 Bloomsbury, London |
| Died | 6 December 1881 (aged 46) Union Workhouse, City of London |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 34th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Details
Sims was about 19 years old, and a private in the 34th Regiment of Foot (later the Border Regiment), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 18 June 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, after the regiment had retired into the trenches from the assault on the Redan, Private Sims went out under very heavy fire in broad daylight and brought in wounded soldiers outside the trenches.[1]
Sims died of tuberculosis in the Union Workhouse, London on 6 December 1881.[2]
References
- "No. 21971". The London Gazette. 24 February 1857. p. 659.
- "John Joseph Sims VC". vconline. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
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