Gordon Arthur Davidson Glanville

Male, ID #14886, b. 9 April 1916, d. 10 January 1942
FatherArthur Henry Davidson Glanville (c 1877 - 1960)
MotherEllen Maud Collins (1882 - 1940)

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Gordon Arthur Davidson Glanville was born on 9 April 1916 at Camberwell registered, SRY, ENG.
     He married Dorothy Florence Kew circa November 1940 at Epping registered, ESS, ENG.
     He died on 10 January 1942 (when age calculated as 25); commemorated as:
Name: GLANVILLE, GORDON ARTHUR
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Unit Text: 408 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn.
Date of Death: 10/01/1942
Service No: 1260085
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 83.
Cemetery: RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

No.408 Squadron.
Hampden I. AE286 EQ-T
Op: Wilhelmshaven
124 Aircraft took part in this raid to Wilhelmshaven; good bombing was claimed but Wilhelmshaven records this only as a small raid with light damage and six people injured. Three Wellington’s and two Hampton’s were lost.
Hampton AE286 took off at 1637 hrs from RAF Balderton and was lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Crew.
F/L. Thomas Findlay Priest RAFVR
Sgt. Donald Couden Henderson RCAF
Sgt. Gordon Arthur Glanville RAFVR (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
Sgt. Leslie Alexander Churcher RAFVR.

     His estate was probated on 15 February 1943 indexed as:
1943 GLANVILLE Gordon Arthur Davidson of 36 Epping Way, Chingford, London who died on 10 January 1943 on war service. Administration at Llandudno on 15 February to Dorothy Florence Glanville, widow, effects £335-16.

Other information

     Gordon and Dorothy Florence Kew had no children with birth registrations in England nor Wales.

Address(es), Census(es) & Occupation(s)

  • As of 29 September 1939, Gordon Arthur Davidson Glanville lived at 61 Grosvenor Park Road, Wanstead & Woodford M.B., ESS, ENG, living with his parents.
  • Gordon was a casher and equipment manager in office of oil corporation on 29 September 1939.

Family

Dorothy Florence Kew b. c May 1930