J.H. Shimmin
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. T/3/028668. A.S.C. (Army Service Corps). In 3 Sect. (Section). 17 Reserve Park At Congregational Church Wareham Dorset in Dec. Reported Mar. 9 May 21 Sept. 13 in France. Dec. 14. 164 Co. (Company). No.3 Sect. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). Nov. 1916 2 Sect. 20 Co. 4 Reserve Park A.S.C. B.E.F. Oct. 1917 as before No news. Dec. 1918.' (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: 19 Tynwald Street