William Jeffrey Grime (1902 - 1952)

Born 27 Apr 1902 in Young, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1952 at about age 49 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Billy Grime is Notable.

William Jeffrey Grime was born at Young, New South Wales on the 27th of April 1902, the son of John Marsden Grime, a hotel-keeper, and Sarah Jane Morgan.^[1]

Billy Grime.

Jimmy Sharman's Australian Boxing Troup

Billy Grime started his boxing career with Jimmy Sharman's boxing troup, in 1920, and they traveled around the east coast of Australia.^[2]

Welterweight Title

• Billy Grime’s Third Title.
• From an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, 11th May 1950.

A knock out blow to the solar plexus in the fourth round gave the weaving, crouching Billy Grime his Australian Welterweight title. Grime held three Australian titles at the same time --- the featherweight and lightweight from 1924 and the welterweight.

Grime won the welterweight title from Eddie Butcher in a brief but brilliant bout on January 1, 1927.

Billy Grime was known as the Wombat Walloper to his fans. He was born at Young on the 27th April 1902. His father was John Grime, a hotel keeper, who had been born at Casino. His mother was Sarah Jane Morgan, and she and John were married at Marengo on 5th March 1888.

Grime’s record was phenomenal at the time he fought Butcher. He had been fighting since 1920. And in over 90 fights had fewer than a dozen defeats. Just before the title fight, Grime had knocked out Havilah Uren in the seventh round, and there appeared no more worlds for him to conquer as far as the Australian ring was concerned. In tackling Butcher, he was giving away nearly a stone and a half.

When they shaped up Butcher towered above Grime, whose height of 5ft 6in was diminished by the crouching stance he adopted, with the body tilted to the right. In the fourth round, Butcher after being hit by some solid blows was stung into action and rushed in only to be met with a beautifully timed right to the solar plexus. Butcher fell to the canvas and was still on his back at the count of ten. Joe Wallis, the referee, crowned Grime as the new welterweight champion of Australia.

Billy Grime Poster.

Billy's Book

Billy also wrote a book on the Art of Boxing.

The Art of Boxing.

America Beckons

Billy traveled to America with his family in 1927 to Fight. The three of them set off from Sydney on the 1st of March aboard the S.S. Marama and first went to New Zealand.^[3] They then sailed from Auckland, New Zealand on the 15th of March aboard the S.S. Aorangi sailing to Honolulu. Finally, on the 9th of April they sailed to America aboard the S.S. City of Los Angeles.^[4]

Sydney, Australia.

Auckland, New Zealand.

Honolulu, Hawaii.

Billy's Family

Marriage

William Jeffrey Grime married Ivy Marion Caldwell in Melbourne, sometime before 1924.

Ivy

Ivy Marion Caldwell was born in Cunliffe, Victoria in 1905.^[5]

Children

William and Ivy's son, also named William, was born about 1924 and passed away in1932, aged about seven years.^[6]

Billy Grime.

Billy Grime, The Wombat Walloper, also known as The Human Kangaroo, passed away in Melbourne, Victoria from a heart attack at the age of forty nine, in 1952.^[7][8]

Facebook Page

• Billy Grime, Facebook

Research Notes

• James Huckel, according to Glenda Dykes, always spoke of his cousin Billy Grime, fighter,boxer..I have established that they were 2nd cousins through their mother's Casey connection. Sarah Grime was the daughter of Bridget Morgan and Mary Harcombe was the daughter of Catherine Harcombe, and they were sisters.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BMD Birth Index: Name: GRIME, WILLIAM J.; Ref: 18523/1902; Parents: JOHN M. & SARAH J.; Place: YOUNG.
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jimmy Sharman," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jimmy_Sharman&oldid=878675259 (accessed March 5, 2019).
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLYN-GBK : 9 August 2017), W Grime, 01 Mar 1927; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR9-LV5J : 16 March 2018), William J Grime, 1927; citing Ship , NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ 12104/1905, father, Thomas, Vic, BMD.
6. ↑ GRIME,WILLIAM THOMAS, 2983/1932, WILLIAM JEFFREY, CALDWELL
7. ↑ Vic BMD Death Index: Name: GRIME, WILLIAM JEFFREY; Ref: 3669/1952; Father: JOHN MARSDEN; Mother: MORGAN.
8. ↑ "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV6N-13K : 9 March 2018), William J Grime, 02 Jun 1952; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 449, record 725, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004105516.

See Also:

• Article
• Young, NSW
• Boxer
• ABC net
• Argus
• Hotels

Acknowledgements

• Peter James Mayoh's research.
• Glenda Dykes research and published book for Huckel Reunion in 1988, "Pictures of Many Years"
• Pixabay