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Rachel

Rachel Report 10 Feb 2017 22:32

I am looking for some help in locating information on Clifford wise, married to Gladys davies in 1942 Pontypool, he was in the royal Staffordshire regiment and was boxing champion with them but I cant locate any information about him, any help would be grateful.

patchem

patchem Report 10 Feb 2017 22:42

Do you know if this is Gladys's death?

Gladys M Wise
Birth Date: abt 1922
Date of Registration: Jun 1960
Age at Death: 38
Registration district: Pontypool
Inferred County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 8c
Page: 264

patchem

patchem Report 10 Feb 2017 22:45

This is a possible birth for him (no middle name on marriage)

Births Sep 1920
Wise Clifford Passant Dudley 6b 1997

Mary

Mary Report 10 Feb 2017 22:47

a tree on Ancestry has this + photos.

Clifford Wise 23/7/1920 born Sedgely Staffs parents were Ernest Wise 1893-1924 and Martha Jane Passant 1894-1977 both staffordshire.

Clifford Wise died 2000 in wales
Gladys nee Davies 1921-1960.


Maryb.

greyghost

greyghost Report 10 Feb 2017 22:47

You can use the free site to check for possible births for Clifford - https://www.freebmd.org.uk

Births Sep 1920 (>99%)
Wise Clifford Passant Dudley 6b 1997

He married without a second initial - the above birth in Dudley, Staffs 1920 could possibly be him - which would give a reason for him to have joined the Staffordshires.

This is possibly his death - the dob given would match a Sep Qtr birth
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

First name(s) CLIFFORD
Last name WISE
Gender Male
Birth day 23
Birth month 7
Birth year 1920
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 2000
District Newport (Monmouthshire)
District number 8361C
Register number C80C
Entry number 117
Date of registration mm/yy 1200
County Monmouthshire
Country Wales

greyghost

greyghost Report 10 Feb 2017 22:50

free to use site for probate/wills - https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk

Surname First name Date of probate Probate number Date of death Document type Registry
WISE CLIFFORD 25 January 2001 594128 28 December 2000 Grant and will Cardiff

A copy of the will might give you more information - available through the site

greyghost

greyghost Report 10 Feb 2017 22:53

you could try the Staffs museum for further info

http://www.staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/research.html

greyghost

greyghost Report 10 Feb 2017 22:57

There are a number of births surname Wise mmn Davies in the Pontypool area (and others elsewhere probably from other Wise/Davies marriages)

Check out the freebmd site again for those births.

There could be other births abroad. Very often wherever the Regiment went the wives went too (it certainly happened at later dates)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Feb 2017 23:29

Maybe this link could help ??

http://www.staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/research.html

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 10 Feb 2017 23:51

If you are closely related and have proof of his death, you could order a copy of his service record from the MOD. They cost £30.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html