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{{CaptRN}} '''Edward William Boyd Sim''', (3 March, 1899 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Edward William Boyd Sim''', (3 March, 1899 – 15 December, 1941) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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==Life & Career==
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His father no longer living, Sim named his step-father, A. J. Spencer, a stockbroker, as his guardian when he joined the Royal Navy in January, 1912.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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Upon the outbreak of war, Sim was passed out of the Training Establishment and appointed to the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}.  She paid off on 22 June, 1915 and he was appointed to the {{UK-Barham|f=t}} on 22 July 1915.  He would fight in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]].  He undertook a short training course in [[Torpedo Control]] at {{UK-Vernon|f=p}} in late August 1917 and was placed in the {{UK-Brisk|f=t}}.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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Sim was wounded in {{UK-Brisk}} on 2 October, 1917 when the destroyer struck a mine that had been laid by {{DE-U79}} off the North Coast of Ireland.  A telegram from Buncrana indicated ruptured lateral ligaments of his right knee joint.  His condition was good and he was placed in a private hospital in Londonderry.  While recuperating, he took T.B.D. gunnery courses and was to join {{UK-M19}} on 19 May, 1918.  In July, he was assigned to the {{UK-Exe|f=t}}.  He served in her through the end of the war.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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Sim was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 January, 1920.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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Sim was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 January, 1928.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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Sim was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Sim was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1940.<ref>Sim Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/121/202.|}} f. 202.</ref>
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edward+William+Boyd+Sim Service Records]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 7 April 2022

Captain Edward William Boyd Sim, (3 March, 1899 – 15 December, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

His father no longer living, Sim named his step-father, A. J. Spencer, a stockbroker, as his guardian when he joined the Royal Navy in January, 1912.[1]

Upon the outbreak of war, Sim was passed out of the Training Establishment and appointed to the first class protected cruiser Amphitrite. She paid off on 22 June, 1915 and he was appointed to the battleship Barham on 22 July 1915. He would fight in her at the Battle of Jutland. He undertook a short training course in Torpedo Control at H.M.S. Vernon in late August 1917 and was placed in the destroyer Brisk.[2]

Sim was wounded in Brisk on 2 October, 1917 when the destroyer struck a mine that had been laid by U 79 off the North Coast of Ireland. A telegram from Buncrana indicated ruptured lateral ligaments of his right knee joint. His condition was good and he was placed in a private hospital in Londonderry. While recuperating, he took T.B.D. gunnery courses and was to join M.19 on 19 May, 1918. In July, he was assigned to the destroyer Exe. He served in her through the end of the war.[3]

Sim was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1920.[4]

Sim was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 January, 1928.[5]

Sim was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1933.[6]

World War II

Sim was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1940.[7]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John de C. Richards 		Captain of H.M.S. Wolfhound
31 Dec, 1931[8][9] – 10 May, 1933[10] 		Succeeded by
William L. G. Adams
Preceded by
Geoffrey F. Burghard 		Captain of H.M.S. Fury
21 Apr, 1940[11][12] – 6 Jul, 1940[13][14] 		Succeeded by
Terence Corin Robinson
Preceded by
Brian B. Schofield 		Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
1 Mar, 1941[15][16] – 15 Dec, 1941[17][18] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  2. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  3. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  4. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  5. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  6. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  7. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  8. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 293.
  10. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  11. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  17. ↑ Sim Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/202. f. 202.
  18. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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