{"id":1773,"date":"2026-03-02T20:41:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=1773"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:07:51","slug":"glover-mervyn-albert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timm.uk\/?page_id=1773","title":{"rendered":"GLOVER, Mervyn Albert"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1773\" class=\"elementor elementor-1773\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bbbbf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7bbbbf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06af1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06af1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">171821 Bombardier Mervyn Albert Glover<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a781d65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a781d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9th Royal West Kent Regiment \/ Royal Garrison Artillery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c4457 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90c4457\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249bcde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"249bcde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-TIMM-Logo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"cropped-TIMM-Logo.jpg\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-TIMM-Logo.jpg\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzEwXC9jcm9wcGVkLVRJTU0tTG9nby5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/cropped-TIMM-Logo-rdfs39frpervvw4dce1fqev9f1vrmu128e8p4j8bnk.jpg\" title=\"cropped-TIMM-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Medal\/s photo coming soon!\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Medal\/s photo coming soon!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c16a50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c16a50\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d61b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d61b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Victory Medal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc4479 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbc4479\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5a7db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e5a7db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Also entitled to the British War Medal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c3bd4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87c3bd4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d179d4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d179d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990fa5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990fa5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FAMILY<\/strong><\/p><p>Mervyn Albert Glover was born in Windlesham, Surrey, at the end of 1897. His father, Albert, was a farmer. On the 1901 census 3 year old Mervyn is living at Crowhurst House, Billet Lane, Ash, Near Wrotham, Kent. His parents Albert (34) and Edith (27) are living with another couple, Arthur (25) and Kate (28) Bradley. Arthur is a printer\/publisher. Most of their neighbours are farmers and farm labourers with a corn miller, a blacksmith and a nurse thrown in for good measure!<\/p><p>By the 1911 census, aged 13, he was attending school along with his younger brother, Arnold (8). The two boys were living with their (possibly great) uncle Henry (77) who was a \u201csmall farmer\u201d and aunt, Elizabeth (72). They hadn\u2019t moved far, and are noted as living at Billet Farm, Ash. Their parents are absent from the census, their whereabouts remain a mystery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f8a4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2f8a4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c70ba21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c70ba21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b8f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c7b8f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb58770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb58770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nineteen year-old Mervyn volunteered to join the colours on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> August 1915. He was 5ft 5in tall, and weighed in at 112 lbs. He gave his occupation as \u201cmechanic,\u201d and was still living in Ash at the time he attested into the Royal West Kent Regiment. He was posted to the 9<sup>th<\/sup> (Reserve) Battalion which was based in Chatham, Kent, and later relocated to Colchester, Essex (with a brief spell in Canterbury).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec1b15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dec1b15\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce18626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce18626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royal-West-Kent-Regiment2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Royal West Kent Regiment2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGltbS51a1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTBcL1JveWFsLVdlc3QtS2VudC1SZWdpbWVudDIuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royal-West-Kent-Regiment2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-104 museo-first-image skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royal-West-Kent-Regiment2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royal-West-Kent-Regiment2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royal-West-Kent-Regiment2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac37463 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac37463\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16cb3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f16cb3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 8<sup>th<\/sup> July 1916, Mervyn was promoted to Lance Corporal, then towards the end of 1916, when the 9<sup>th<\/sup> West Kents was being disbanded and absorbed into other battalions, he was re-assigned to the Royal Garrison Artillery. The rank structure is subtly different there, so his rank became Lance Bombadier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2b13e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d2b13e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787f176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"787f176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"RA or RGA or RFA Cap Badge\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"RA or RGA or RFA Cap Badge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90aW1tLnVrXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8xMFwvUkEtb3ItUkdBLW9yLVJGQS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-96\" alt=\"RA or RGA or RFA Cap Badge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RA-or-RGA-or-RFA.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021294f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"021294f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"752d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p><strong>Service Documents<\/strong><\/p><p>As with a great many soldiers of the Great War, Mervyn\u2019s service records are damaged and only partially legible. During the night of 7\/8th September 1940, there was a heavy German air raid on London and the repository was hit by incendiary bombs, destroying the greater part of the 1,400 tons of War Office records which were held there in the subsequent fire. Approximately two thirds of service records were completely destroyed and those which survived were partly charred or water damaged when the fire was extinguished.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675b39e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"675b39e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c421889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c421889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After training as a signaller, which was quite a specialised role, he arrived in France on 25<sup>th<\/sup> June 1917. He was a signaller with 10<sup>th<\/sup> Siege Battery, who were equipped with 9.2in howitzers. The job of an artillery signaller was often extremely dangerous. They would spot the fall of artillery, and use lamps, flags and heliographs to communicate with the gunners to coordinate effective bombardments. They would frequently operate on or near the front line, sometimes exposed to sniper fire and enemy counter-artillery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b7b4f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51b7b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90086a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e90086a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.2inchHowitzer91stBatteryRGAArras1April1917.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"9.2inchHowitzer91stBatteryRGAArras1April1917\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"A 9.2inch Howitzer of the 91st Bty RGA -  Arras, 1st April 1917\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzkuMmluY2hIb3dpdHplcjkxc3RCYXR0ZXJ5UkdBQXJyYXMxQXByaWwxOTE3LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.2inchHowitzer91stBatteryRGAArras1April1917.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1778\" alt=\"A 9.2inch Howitzer of the 91st Bty RGA - Arras, 1st April 1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.2inchHowitzer91stBatteryRGAArras1April1917.jpg 657w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/9.2inchHowitzer91stBatteryRGAArras1April1917-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A 9.2inch Howitzer of the 91st Bty RGA -  Arras, 1st April 1917<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb67e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eb67e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer_on_display_outside_the_Australian_War_Memorial.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"9.2in Howizer\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"9.2in Howizer\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL0JMXzkuMi1pbmNoX2hvd2l0emVyX29uX2Rpc3BsYXlfb3V0c2lkZV90aGVfQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9XYXJfTWVtb3JpYWwuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer_on_display_outside_the_Australian_War_Memorial-1024x766.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1781\" alt=\"9.2in Howizer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer_on_display_outside_the_Australian_War_Memorial-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer_on_display_outside_the_Australian_War_Memorial-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer_on_display_outside_the_Australian_War_Memorial-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BL_9.2-inch_howitzer_on_display_outside_the_Australian_War_Memorial.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">9.2in Howizer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167284a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"167284a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df19fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df19fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not know exactly where he was, or which battles he may have been involved with. What is known is that he was promoted to Bombadier (Corporal) in December 1917, and finally returned to England in May 1918. In July 1918 the records show he was absent from a 7pm parade, and was \u201cseverely reprimanded\u201d and had his pay docked as a result. Mervyn was finally discharged on 3<sup>rd<\/sup> May 1919 in Crystal Palace, South London.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6f964 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0a6f964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f586c55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f586c55\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770f171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"770f171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MAGlover.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"MAGlover\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Mervyn pulls a pint\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTc4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL01BR2xvdmVyLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MAGlover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1784\" alt=\"Mervyn pulls a pint\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MAGlover.jpg 529w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/MAGlover-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mervyn pulls a pint<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d35de3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d35de3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be70f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be70f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mervyn lived into his 70s, never moving far from his roots. He died on 5<sup>th<\/sup> January 1971 and was cremated in the Borough of Greenwich. The probate record shows that his last address was \u201cThe Caravan, Joyce Green Farm, Dartford, Kent.\u201d He left \u00a3914.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75051cb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75051cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c9104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11c9104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-15-20-27-Joyce-Green-Ln-Google-Maps.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Joyce Green Farm Today\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTgwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RpbW0udWtcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcL1NjcmVlbnNob3QtMjAyNS0xMS0wNi1hdC0xNS0yMC0yNy1Kb3ljZS1HcmVlbi1Mbi1Hb29nbGUtTWFwcy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-15-20-27-Joyce-Green-Ln-Google-Maps-768x391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-15-20-27-Joyce-Green-Ln-Google-Maps-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-15-20-27-Joyce-Green-Ln-Google-Maps-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-15-20-27-Joyce-Green-Ln-Google-Maps-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2025-11-06-at-15-20-27-Joyce-Green-Ln-Google-Maps.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Joyce Green Farm Today - Complete with caravan!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52c3a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d52c3a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc08a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cc08a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b562d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d0b562d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KENRG13_708_710-0406-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1901 Census<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/rg14_03807_0123_03-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1911 Census<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birth-scaled.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 40-40-17.909-40-40-40zM96 352h320v-80l-87.515-87.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L192 304l-39.515-39.515c-4.686-4.686-12.284-4.686-16.971 0L96 304v48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Birth Record<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/timm.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/30850_A000612-01021.jpg\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-image\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 64H48C21.49 64 0 85.49 0 112v288c0 26.51 21.49 48 48 48h416c26.51 0 48-21.49 48-48V112c0-26.51-21.49-48-48-48zm-6 336H54a6 6 0 0 1-6-6V118a6 6 0 0 1 6-6h404a6 6 0 0 1 6 6v276a6 6 0 0 1-6 6zM128 152c-22.091 0-40 17.909-40 40s17.909 40 40 40 40-17.909 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