Sydney Victor Tims (12 November 1914 – 30 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 885.
Family The son of John Tims (1875-1955), and Emily Edith Jane Tims (1877-1966), née Critch, Sydney Victor Tims was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 12 November 1914.
He married Queenie Cowell at Port Melbourne on 20 June 1933.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.3522/1933.Divorce Decrees Granted, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p. 12.Pension wrongly drawn, Woman fined £10, The Argus, (Friday, 14 December 1934), p. 17. He married Mabel Veronica Hand (1913-1973) in 1954.Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.9738/1954.
Football Port Melbourne (VFA) He played in 16 matches (9 goals) for Port Melbourne in the VFA over two seasons (1936 and 1937).The VFA Project.
South Melbourne (VFL) He played in 19 matches (18 goals) for South Melbourne in the VFL over two seasons (1938 and 1939).AFL Tables.
Cricket He was the honorary secretary of the Port Melbourne Cricket Club in the 1940s and 1950s.
Military service Tims served in the Australian Army during World War II.Nominal Roll.
Death He died at his residence in Huntingdale, Victoria on 30 May 1962.Deaths: Timms (sic), The Age, (Friday, 1 June 1962), p. 15.
Notes
References
World War II Nominal Roll: Signalman Sydney Victor Tims (V72138), Department of Veterans' Affairs. World War II Service Record: Signalman Sydney Victor Tims (V72138), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Sid (sic) Timms (sic), at The VFA Project.