Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Brightwell Sims
In memory of:
Private John Brightwell Sims
May 23, 1917
Military Service
770250
38
Army
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
18th Bn.
Additional Information
January 31, 1879
Husband of Mrs. Florence Sims, of 113, Mavety St., Toronto, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 326 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY (France)
Pas de Calais, France
III. C. 7.
Thelus is a village about 6.5 kilometres north of Arras and 1 kilometre east of the main road from Arras to Lens. The NINE ELMS MILITARY CEMETERY is on the western side of the main road and about 1.5 kilometres south of the village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping -
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Cemetery – Nine Elms Cemetery – The Nine Elms Cemetery, located at Roclincourt, France. It is about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial in France. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
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Grave Marker – Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Nine Elms Cemetery located outside Roclincourt, France. It is located about 5 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
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Inscription – Inscription (John & Anne Stephens 2013)
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