NameFlorence Mary Elizabeth GRIMES
Birth9 Dec 1922, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire
Death29 Jun 2004, Leicester, Leicestershire
Spouses
Birth24 Jun 1918, Scarthing Moor Mill, Weston, Nottinghamshire
Death4 Apr 1986, Devizes, Wiltshire, England
OccupationFarmer
Marriage1948, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Notes for Florence Mary Elizabeth GRIMES
Known as Mary
Name, birthdate and location and death date and location from the Coombe/Martin/Perry/Henderson Tree at ancestry by Lotte Coombe-Perry
Notes for William Sylvester (Spouse 1)
known as Vess
Name, birthdate and location and death date and location from the Coombe/Martin/Perry/Henderson Tree at ancestry by Lotte Coombe-Perry
In the July to September 1918 birth index William S. Martin, mother’s maiden name Weatherall, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, volume 7b, page 749.
In the 1921 census Scarthingmoor House, Weston, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Head Thomas Martin, age 50 years 0 months, born Weston, Nottinghamshire, grist miller, employer
Wife Bertha Ann Martin, age 35 years 4 months, born Laxton, Nottinghamshire, home duties
Son Thomas Hempsall Martin, age 2 years 11 months, parents both alive, born Weston, Nottinghamshire
Son William Sylvester Martin, age 2 years 11 months, parents both alive, born Weston, Nottinghamshire
WWII Medal Cards
Army Number 938578 William Sylvester Martin
Release date April 24 1946, rank W/Sergeant, Royal Artillery (Field) last serving with 17 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
Address Mr. W.S. Martin, Lodge Farm, Weston, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Stars 1939-45, Africa, Italy
Defence and War Medals
WWII Royal Artillery Tracer Cards
William Sylvester Martin, No 938578
Listed September 15, 1939, 11th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery
May 15 1941 133 Field Regiment
March 23 1942 184 Field Regiment
December? 20 1942 186 Field St. Leonards on Sea?
June 30 1943 58th Field Regiment
July 7 1943 X Lis? II ME [Hospital?]
July 19 1943 58th Field Regiment [The Regiment was involved with the invasion of Sicily, July 9 to August 17]
November 24 1943 18 Medium Regiment [The Regiment was in North Africa in 1944 and in Italy 1944-45.]
January 10 1945 17 Medium Regiment
January 20 1946 released
In the October to December 1948 marriage index William S. Martin and Florence E. M. Grimes, Southwell district, Nottinghamshire, volume 3c, page 1073
In the April 1986 death index William Sylvester Martin, born June 24 1918 died age 67, Devizes, Wiltshire, volume 23, page 1877.
National Probate Calendar
William Sylvester Martin of 15-17 High Street Lavington Devizes Wiltshire died 4 April 1986 probate Llandaff 1 August 1986 5337 pounds