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Gordon Drummond Sim

In memory of:

Major Gordon Drummond Sim

September 6, 1944

Military Service

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Highland Light Infantry of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Son of David and Cora Sim; husband of Mildred Elizabeth Sim, of Kitchener, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 443 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CALAIS CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (Leubringhen)
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

8. B. 6.

Location:

Leubringhen is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, halfway between Calais and Boulogne. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery is in Leubringhen and is situated on the east side of the Calais-Boulogne road, 14 kilometres from Calais. From Calais leave the motorway at junction 9 and turn left onto the N3-E402 toward St Inglevert. Proceed through the village and immediately after, turn first left over motorway bridge and follow the road for approximately 250 metres. The Calais Canadian War Cemetery will be found on the left.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Document– Major Gordon Drummond Sim liberated a village during WWII

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    Document – Major Gordon Drummond Sim liberated a village during WWII
  • Document– Major Gordon Drummond Sim, asked Padre Anderson to play Mist Covered Mountains at his funeral.

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    Document – Major Gordon Drummond Sim, asked Padre Anderson to play Mist Covered Mountains at his funeral.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Major Gordon Drummond Sim, an alumni who was KIA during WWII, is remembered by Waterloo College.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Major Gordon Drummond Sim, an alumni who was KIA during WWII, is remembered by Waterloo College.
  • Newspaper Clipping– Major Gordon Drummond Sim, an alumni who was KIA during WWII, is remembered by Waterloo College, College Cord 1944.

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    Newspaper Clipping – Major Gordon Drummond Sim, an alumni who was KIA during WWII, is remembered by Waterloo College, College Cord 1944.
  • Group Photo– Major Gordon Drummond Sim, who was KIA during WWII, is shown playing the accordion with Padre Anderson at Normandie

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    Group Photo – Major Gordon Drummond Sim, who was KIA during WWII, is shown playing the accordion with Padre Anderson at Normandie
  • Group Photo– Major Gordon Drummond Sim, Officers with the Canadian Highland Light Infantry

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    Group Photo – Major Gordon Drummond Sim, Officers with the Canadian Highland Light Infantry
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star July 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Kitchener Public Library collection of World War Two Soldier Information Cards. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker

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  • Memorial– St Matthew's Anglican Church Ottawa

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    Memorial – St Matthew's Anglican Church Ottawa
  • Newspaper Clipping– R.C.A.F. Auxiliary Seeks to Acquire Bolton St. School Ottawa Citizen Sept 6, 1940 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19400906&id=B-8uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2NsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1844,947704 The enlistment of Gordon D. Sim, B.A. of the teaching staff in the Highland Light Infantry, Stratford for the duration of the war was announced.

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    Newspaper Clipping – R.C.A.F. Auxiliary Seeks to Acquire Bolton St. School Ottawa Citizen Sept 6, 1940 http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19400906&id=B-8uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2NsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1844,947704 The enlistment of Gordon D. Sim, B.A. of the teaching staff in the Highland Light Infantry, Stratford for the duration of the war was announced.
  • Photo of GORDON DRUMMOND SIM– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of GORDON DRUMMOND SIM – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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