Roy William Richard Taylor

[braam63]

There is a tree on Ancestry but very little info apart from what you already know.  Here’s the link if you have Ancestry access

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/110815583/person/390083695683/facts?_phsrc=IoT1&_phstart=successSource

The tree owner may know which force he served with during WW2 - unless you already have that info

Unfortunately I don't have access to Ancestry.  Thank you anyway.

[CaroleW]

Death

Joan Beatrice Cole  86 born 21.6.1917  May 2004  Kent
Reg Number KDJ2
District and Subdistrict 564/1J
Entry Number 265

Birthdate as 1939 register entry

Birth
Joan B Couves Sept qtr 1917  Gravesend Vol 2a Page 949
Mother's Maiden Name    Pattison

Marriages

Sep 1904   

CONVES    Arthur William         Gravesend    2a   1288    
Couves    Arthur William         Gravesend    2a   1288    
Pattison    Ellen Dean         Gravesend    2a   1288    

Marriages Sep 1939   
Roy W R Taylor/Joan B Couves    Gravesend    2a   4323

[CaroleW]

2 children were born to the first marriage - details cannot be given here as births were in the mid-1940's but you can find them using www.freebmd.org.uk

Neither were born in Kent

[braam63]

Thank you all so very, very much for all these nuggets of information.  Little by little I see a bit more of my Grandfather.  So wish I could find out more about his military service / record.

[amondg]

Purchase the death certificate as you will need it.
Then save for the army records

[CaroleW]

You will need this info to apply for his death cert.  Be careful when you order as the full GRO index shows him as Ray - not Roy - so the Ancestry transcription is not an error

Ray William R Taylor aged 66   Birth Date:    4 Feb 1911
Registration Date:    June qtr 1977   Dartford  Vol 16 Page 0967

[braam63]

Excellent.  Once again, thank you each and everyone for all the information.  It is highly appreciated.