C. Shimmin
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 1827360. Sapper. R.E. (Royal Engineers). Recently joined. Sept. 1916 Nov. B.W. Cable Sect. (Section). R.E. Camp. Hitchin Apr B.U. Cable Sect. R.E. Signals. B.E.F (British Expeditionary Force). Oct. 1917 R.E. Signals. 7 Corps. Heavy Artillery B.E.F. Nov. 1918 As before.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/13)
External sources: 23 St George's Walk