About George Sims
Lived 1888 – 1943 (aged 54–55). George Sims was a military personnel.
George Francis Sims (1888–1943) was a working class educator who was one of the founders of the National Council of Labour Colleges.
George started working at the age of eight, however as one of his duties as a page was reading The Times to his employer he developed a thirst for learning.
In 1909, Sims was one of the students at Ruskin College who had set up an independent study circle which sought to collectively read Karl Marx's Das Kapital.
Sims served in the British Army from 1914 to 1919. He ended his service as a battery sergeant major in the Motor Machine Gun Corps.
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Who was George Sims?
English educator
When was George Sims born?
George Sims was born in 1888.
When did George Sims die?
George Sims died in 1943.
What was George Sims's occupation?
George Sims was a military personnel.
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