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Name: SIM, Charles Alexander Gordon Stewart (Major)

Death Date: 28 June 1965 Bath

First Date: 1922

Profession: Municipal Govt. and Local Govt. Officer, 3rd KAR

Area: Nairobi, 1930 Kamatoin Hoey's Bridge Puck Farm

Married: 1. In Elham, Kent 1920 Ada Lilian 'Kitty' Worsfold b. 1890 Dublin, murdered by insane? lodger/friend L. W. Churcher 8 Aug 1925 2. In Croydon 1940 Ethel Louise Carder b. 13 Feb 1895, d. 11 Nov 1974 Bath

Book Reference: KAD, Red 31, Hut, Red 22, CO, Nicholls

General Information:

CO 533/576 - Removal of convict Leonard William Churcher - convicted of the murder of Mrs Sim by shooting her with a revolver at a farm 18 miles from Kitale. Churcher was considered insane and arrived in England on 27/6/26 with Police Sgt. Instructor B.J. Rand and sent to Broadmoor. Churcher was tried in August 1925 at Eldoret and he had not then completed 5 years' residence in Kenya. Churcher had been drinking freely. Testimony from Major Charles Alexander Gordon Stewart Sim, a farmer at Cherangani - " …….. my wife named Ada Lilian known as 'Kitty' …. when I married her she was a widow in 1920 in England. She had been in the theatrical profession. I have known the accused just over a year. …. First met him in London ….. introduced by my wife. My wife was older, about 6 years older; the accused I believe to be about 25 to 26 years old. The accused was wounded; so he said, serving in the Artists' Rifles. ……. wounded in 1917 …. wound in the leg … healed … he had a disability, it left the foot badly crippled and the accused is in receipt of a disability pension ……… he told me he was on the stage before the war. …… ….. He was moody and sometimes depressed but not a heavy drinker ………… before 8th August was taking too much alcohol …….. my wife treated him practically as an adopted son ………… [mention of Sauthey, Millar, Dr. Arnell, a female doctor]
Gazette - 2/9/1925 - Probate and Administration - Mrs Ada Lillian Stewart Sim late of Puck Farm, PO Cherangani, Trans Nzoia who died at Puck Farm on 8 August 1925. Applied for by Major Charles Alexander Gordon Stewart Sim

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