Harold Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Harold Glanville was born circa May 1883 at Crediton, DEV, ENG; registered Crediton.
     He died on 23 October 1913 at Exeter registered, DEV, ENG; recorded age 30. Reported in The Western Times, October 29, 1913
Glanvill Quietly Buried in the Local Cemetery
     The funeral took place at Crediton yesterday morning of Harold Glanvill, a victim of the terrible revolver tragedy that occurred on Thursday evening last in a printing office in that town. The place of burial was the Parish Churchyard, in the mortuary attached to which the coffin containing the remains had been resting. The churchyard was closed to the public, and only immediate mourners were admitted besides Mr. A.E. Barnes, the deceased’s employer, and representatives of the Press. A couple of police offcers, P.C.’s Harding and Tuplin, kept guard, and to one of these was handed the keys of the gates. As the family approached one of the entrances, the coffin was brought out into the footpath, and headed by the Vicar, the cortege proceeded to the church, the gates, which had been opened to admit the mourners, being immediately closed directly they had passed inside.
     The coffin was not Carried into the church, being deposited in the porch while the brief preliminary service was conducted within by the Vicar. On the breastplate of the coffin was the inscription:-
"Harold Glanvill,
"Died October 23rd, 1913,
"Aged 30 years
     The immediate mourners were Mr. Edwin Glanvill (father), Mrs. Oldry (sister), Exeter; Mr. H. Glanvill (brother), Crediton; Mr. and Mrs W. Hicks (brother-in-law and sister), and Mr. H. Hicks (nephew), of Dorchester; Mr. and Mrs. E. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. B. Parker (brothers-in-law and sisters), Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. G. Glanvill (brother and sister-in-law), Exeter; Miss Ethel Oldrey (niece), Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. B. Elston and Mr. and Mrs. E. Roach (uncles and aunts), Crediton. Wreaths were sent "With deepest sympathy, from his loving father”; "With loving sympathy, from Aunt Ann, Aunt Eliza, and Cousin Arthur”; “ From all dear Harold's brothers and sisters”; and “ With deepest Sympathy, from H. M. Phillips.”
     Last evening the condition of the apprentice Luxton at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital was reported to be unchanged.

also reported same paper 30 Oct, 1913
Tha Inquest on Glanville Adjourned
     Another stage in connection with the Crediton tragedy took place on Saturday, when the Exetcr Coroner (Mr. N. Linford Brown) held an inquest relative to the death of Harold Glanville, the foreman printer, of Park Street, Crediton, who succumbed at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital shortly after admission on Thursday night to the effects of a bullet wound in the head, supposed to have been self-inflicted with a revolver in the printing office at Creditor, after he had fired, it is believed, two shots at an apprentice named William Luxton, who is still alive at the hospital suffering from serious wounds.
     The inquiry was held at the hospital, and Mr. G. Frampton was chosen foreman of the ]ury.
     Harry Glanville, mason, identifed the body as that of his brother, who was aged 30, and a printer in the employment of Mr. Barnes, High-street, Crediton. Witness last saw him alive on Wednesday last, at breakfast time, and also in the evening. He had been rather depressed for the last few weeks. He had been troubling a good deal about his mother, in whom he used to confide everything, and who died about 16 months ago. He felt her lose severely, and said he did not know what he should do without her. He lost his hair in infancy. Witness knew the lad Luxton by sight.
     Do you know (asked the Coroner) whether your brother was thinking of going away ? - He told mother and sister that he was going away.
     Do you know whether your brother and Luxton were on friendly terms or not ? - I do not know.
     Did you search your brothers coat on Thursday ? - Yes
     What did you find? - The only thing I found was a license for a revolver.
     Was he insured ? - Yes, he had insured, but as he had made up his mind to go abroad he sold his policy, which was for £100
     Have you ever heard him threaten to take his life? - No.
     Have you heard him threaten anybody else? - Never, sir.
     Have any of your relatives committed suicide ? - I have heard father say that my grandfather and uncle committed suicide.
     You do not know anything about the shooting afair ? No sir; I don't.
     The Coroner: We shall not he able to finish this inquest to-day because the young man Luxton, who was shot, is not fit to attend.
We hape he will recover, but at present he is not fit, and I don't think we can finish the inquest without having him here, provided
he recovers. The doctor is here, and as he will not be available afterwards, I will ask him to give his evidence now.
     Mr. John Frederick Henry Morgan, M.R.C.S, L.R.C.P., assistant house surgeon at the Hospital said he saw deceased when he came in on Thursday evening, about 6.45. He was suffering from a shot from a pistol, and had a wound just behind the frontal bone, two inches above the ear. There was a bad fracture on the left side of the head. Witness had made a post-mortem examination. There was a small wound where the shot went in on the right side. The bullet went right through the brain. On the left side there was a bad fracture where the shot lodged, extending down to the base of the skull. The cause of death was hemorrhage and shock. due to revolver shot wounds. Deceased was absolutely unconscious, and only lived about 20 minutes after he was brought in. Witness could not say whether the wound was self-in?icted or not, but it was consistent with being self-inflicted, and could easily have been caused. The bullet was found just, beneath the skin on the opposite side of the head to where it entered.
     The inquest was adjourned to the Police Station at 6pm.m, on November 27th.

     He was buried on 28 October 1913 at Holy Cross parish church, Crediton, DEV, ENG, recorded age 30, abode Park Street.