More about Joseph Sim Husband

Major Husband went out with a company of men and one Lieutenant, to try and capture a farm near Papot, which the Germans had taken possession of, and from which they were doing great deal of damage to the British troops with their machine guns. The expedition was successful, but during the taking of it Major Husband was shot through the chest, and died from the wounds at the Royal Army Medical Corps Dressing Station, Pont d’Achelles, in the early hours of the 11th. He was buried by the side of this little dressing station the same day.

Joseph attended Grove Academy, Broughty Ferry and is remembered on the schools war memorial.

Joseph Sims Husband is born 18th July 1888 in Melrose Terrace – Dundee to Agnes Barbara Sims and Arthur Scott Husband.

He has an older brother George (born 1887), a younger brother Arthur (born 1891) and a younger sister Agnes (born 1898).

Later the family moves to Murroes on the outskirts of Dundee.

During his teenage years, he was educated in Grove Academy Broughty Ferry – Dundee and later in English and History (MA Hons) Edinburgh University.

He worked as an English Master in Kirkcaldy High School Kirkcaldy, Fife when he enlist as a private in Gordon Highlanders 28th November 1914..

Subsequently, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant 16th January 1915 and Lieutenant 3rd March 1916.

He was subsequently transferred to the machine gun corps as a lieutenant 22nd June 1916 in the 195th company.
In this regiment he was promoted as a captain 7th august 1917 in the 148th company and as a Major 19th February 1918 in the same company.

On the night of 10th april 1918, Joseph, leading a small group of men, tried to capture a farm near Papot from where German machine guns were causing casualties in the British ranks.

The operation was a success but during it, Joseph Sims was shot in the chest and transported to the dressing station of Pont d’Achelles.

He died there of his injuries in the early morning of 11th April 1918.

He was 29 years old.

He now restS in peace in Pont d’Achelles military cemetery