Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Divisional Cemetery, Dickebush Road, Ypres | A.8 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 52B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Born Kensington, only son of James Duncan Stuart Sim and Frances Nora Prittie Sim. His portrait image is displayed on Pages of the Sea.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment |
4th Battalion August 1914 : in Devonport, part of 8th Brigade in 3rd Division. 14 August 1914 : landed at Boulogne. 14 November 1915 : transferred to 63rd Brigade in 21st Division. 8 July 1916 : moved with the Brigade to 37th Division. |
| Action : The Battles of Ypres 1915 (Second Ypres) |
22 April - 25 May 1915. On the 22nd April 1915 the Germans used poison gas at Ypres. This was the first 'official' use of gas and took the Allies by surprise. After initial success capitalising on the confusion and horror of this weapon, a heroic stand, initially by the Canadians and then supported by British and Indian Battalions, held the German advance. However it became clear that the Germans had achieved a tactical advantage and eventually the British were forced to retire to more a more defendable perimeter closer to Ypres. These positions were on the last ridges before Ypres and their loss would have resulted in the loss of the town and possibly open the Channel coast to German occupation with disastrous consequences for the re-supply of the BEF.
Detail :
Captain Bueth Vernon Sim, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
According to Surrey in the Great War, Bueth enlisted with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force on 22nd September 1914, Service No. 2706, having previously served with the 3rd V.B. Norfok Regiment, the North Stafford Regiment and the Middlesex Regiment.
The Gloucester Journal reports his death: "LIEUT. B.V. SIM (O.C.), Lieut. Beuth Vernon Sim, 4th Middlesex Regt., whose death in action we have already recorded, was the only son of the late Mr. James Duncan Stuart Sim, C.B., formerly Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, and Mrs. Sim. Born in September, 1888, he was educated at Cheltenham College, and received his commission from the Special Reserve in the Middlesex Regt. on May 27, 1911. He served in the 2nd Battalion for two years, and resigned his commission in 1913 to take up farming in British Columbia where he joined the British Columbia Horse. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for active service, and came to England as a private in Lord Strathcona's Horse. On Nov. 14 last he again received a commission in the Middlesex Regt., and joined the 4th Battalion at the front in January."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Old Cheltonian No. 3223 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th February 1911 | 2nd May 1911 | 7th November 1911 |
Proposed by his father W.Bro J.D.Stuart Sim. Seconded by Bro C.C.W.Troughton. Initiated 7th February 1911. Passed 2nd May 1911. Raised 7th November 1911. Died of wounds 7th May 1915. The Masonic Roll of Honour lists him as a Lieutenant.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley