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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 215

A well-documented campaign group of three awarded to Major W. Sime, 1st Lowland Field Artillery Brigade, Royal Field Artillery

1914-15 Star (Capt. W. Sime. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Major W. Sime), mounted as worn, good very fine (3)

William Sime was born around 1876 at Edinburgh, the son of Peter and Elizabeth Sime of 20 Queens Crest, St. Cuthberts. Studying Law at George Watson's College between 1896-98, he became a Chartered Accountant in 1899.

Sime joined the Royal Field Artillery (Territorials), 1st Lowland Brigade as a Second Lieutenant in 1903. He was advanced Lieutenant later in that year with the 1st Edinburgh (City) Volunteers. After five more years of service Sime was promoted Captain in 1908 and was still serving in this rank of the outbreak of the Great War.

Entering the war in France on 24 October 1915 he was to serve there for much of the war, being advanced Major on 31 October 1916. His final appointment of the war was as a Staff Captain at the War Office in July 1918; the next year he was awarded the Volunteer Decoration. Sime died at 45 Heriot Row, Edinburgh, on 30 June 1954; sold together with an interesting archive of original material comprising:

i)
One officer's whistle on a leather strap.

ii)
A travel sewing kit.

iii)
War Office Staff Dinner Programme and Menu, for: 'past and present members', dated 23 May 1919 and signed a great many times with one named being 'W. Sime'.

iv)
Leather file, monogrammed to 'W. Sime 1st Lowd. Bde. R.F.A.'

v)
A photograph of two children and inscribed 'taken Feb 6 1888'

vi)
A small notebook, largely empty, but with some notes in the back, apparently relating to photography.

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Sold for
£190

Starting price
£160