This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nicholls29 Surnames: Sim Williams Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11660.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Kerryn, Thanks Warncoort for the info. Helps when we get a few more details! http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.oceania.australia.vic.general/11366/mb.ashx So, no point looking for Eleanor BATES/SIM. After, James SIM Snr died his second wife Beatrice, appears to marry Mr. WILLIAMS. Geelong Cemetery, buried together. Register # 29791 Surname Williams Given Names Beatrice Violet Service Date 25 Jul 1972 Date of Birth Date of Death 23 Jul 1972 Age 83 Y Cemetery Geelong Eastern Cemetery Location EAS-COE-11-807-179 Section Church Of England Row 11 Grave 179 Register # 17192 Surname Sim Given Names James Service Date 21 Jan 1941 Date of Birth Date of Death 20 Jan 1941 Age 68 Y Is this man, from WW2, the same man shown as George James SIM, in the attached thread? Name: SIM, JAMES Service: Royal Australian Air Force Service Number: 143270 Date of Birth: XXX 1925 (deleted by me) Place of Birth: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND Date of Enlistment: 9 Jul 1943 Locality on Enlistment: GEELONG Place of Enlistment: MELBOURNE, VIC Next of Kin: WILLIAMS, BEATRICE Date of Discharge: 6 Mar 1946 Rank: Leading Aircraftman Posting at Discharge: 60 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT WW2 Honours and Gallantry: None for display Prisoner of War: No Mary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>