6290: Alexander Edward Sim
Alexander Edward Sim (1915-1941) was the son of Alexander Sim and Christina Milne, Hillside, Portlethen, Kincardineshire.
At the Old Partick Parish Church, Glasgow, in 1941, he married Kate Ann Macdonald of Aberdeen, originally from 7 Kirkibost. Alexander and Kate Ann did not have any children.
Alexander served as a sick berth attendant on the HMS Hood with the Royal Navy during the Second World War; his service number was P/MX 69436. Alexander died when the HMS Hood was shelled in 1941. He is commemorated in the HMS Hood Roll of Honour and the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Details
- Record Type:
- Person
- Also Known As:
- Alec
- Date Of Birth:
- 4 Apr 1915
- Date of Death:
- 24 May 1941
- Gender:
- Male
- Brothers Keeper Reference:
- CEBL 276
- Occupation:
- Seaman
- Record Maintained by:
- CEBL