The story
Name: A B SIM
Rank: Leading Airman (TY)
Official number: FX 87037
Role: Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 831 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1944-05-28
Aircraft: Barracuda LS 520
Place of death: Near Amilree, North of Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: STEWARTON CEMETERY - Ayrshire, Scotland
Commemoration details: Section D, Block 241, Grave 671
Family details: Son of William and Annie Black Sim, of Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland
Rank: Leading Airman (TY)
Official number: FX 87037
Role: Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd Class
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 831 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1944-05-28
Aircraft: Barracuda LS 520
Place of death: Near Amilree, North of Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: STEWARTON CEMETERY - Ayrshire, Scotland
Commemoration details: Section D, Block 241, Grave 671
Family details: Son of William and Annie Black Sim, of Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland
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