Wilfrid Joseph Sim
Lawyer, soldier
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| Intro | Lawyer, soldier | ||
| Places | New Zealand | ||
| was | Lawyer | ||
| Work field | Law | ||
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| Birth | 1890 | ||
| Death | 1974Wellington, New Zealand (aged 84 years) | ||
| Politics: | New Zealand National Party | ||
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Sir Wilfrid Joseph Sim KBE MC OStJ QC (3 November 1890 – 5 November 1974) was a notable New Zealand lawyer and soldier. He was born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in 1890.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of St John in 1946. In the 1951 New Year Honours he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for public services.
Sim was a Christchurch City Councillor from 1925 to 1927. He was a member of the National Party and became its president for seven years from 1944 to 1951.