Arthur Edward Syme

Dr Arthur Edward Syme (c. 1863 – 27 January 1943) was a medical doctor, surgeon and sportsman in the Australian state of Victoria.

History

Syme was the third son of David Syme, owner of The Age and The Leader, and his wife Annabella Syme, née Johnson (1837–1915). He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and the University of Melbourne and Edinburgh University. In 1895 he set up in medical practice at Lilydale, Victoria, where he remained, visiting patients by horse and buggy in the Dandenong district as far as Warburton.

As a young man he played Australian rules football with Essendon. He joined the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and was a crack shot, reaching the rank of major. He played tennis and cricket,

Family Syme married Amy Horne on 13 February 1895; they had four daughters: Kathleen Alice Syme (1896–1977), journalist, company director and welfare worker Hilda Elaine Syme (1897–1972) married Cyril James Dennis (not the noted writer) on 7 August 1923. (Edith) Amy Syme (1899–1975) married Reginald Johnston on 19 September 1928. Ursula Marjorie Syme (1903–1971) married Noel Mason on 28 August 1941. Syme married again, to Hilda Kathleen Moroney (died 30 January 1952)