Hugh Fanshawe Glanville

Alternate Names

     He was also known as Herbert Fanshawe as recorded in the 1911 census.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Hugh Fanshawe Glanville was born on 25 November 1884 at Chobham, SRY, ENG; registered Chertsey. Guildford recording in 1911 census.
     He was baptized on 25 December 1884 at Holy Trinity, Chobham, SRY, ENG, parents names Owen Fanshawe Glanville and Emily Georgina.
     He married Beatrice Gertrude Norton on 20 April 1918 at Marylebone registered, MDX, ENG, (when age calculated as 33 years, 4 months and 26 days) listed in the April 25 1918 edition of Flight magazine, Personals section, under marriages:
Captain Hugh Fanshawe Glanville, R.A.F., younger son of Rev. O. F. Glanville, of South Brent, Devon was married on April 20th, in London, by licence, to Beatrice Gertrude, widow of Lionel C.H. Savory, of Dibden, Southampton.
     He died on 24 May 1918 at Gullane, ELN, SCT, (when age calculated as 33); Commemorated:
Name: GLANVILLE
Initials: H F
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Royal Air Force
Unit Text: 2nd Training Depot Station
Date of Death: 24/05/1918
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: E. 172.
Cemetery: DIRLETON PARISH CHURCHYARD

also listed on War Memorial South Brent, Devon as
To the Glory of God
and in Honoured Memory of Parishioners of
South Brent who Gave their Lives
in the Great War 1914-1919

Maj Hugh F Glanville — 1st W India RAF

also listed on War Memorial Throwleigh Churchyard, Devon as:
Pray for the Souls of Those
Who Fell in the Great War
Especially
Hugh H Fanshawe Glanville

Listed in Flight Magazine May 3, 1918 Casualties section:
Captain Hugh Fanshawe Glanville, R.A.F., who died at the V.A.D. Hospital at Gullane, E. Lothian, on May 24th, as the result of an accident while flying the previous day, was the younger son of the Rev. O.F. Glanville, South Brent, Devon, and husband of B.G. Glanville.

Listed in June 13 1918 Flight Magazine Casualties section:
Capt. Hugh Fanshawe Glanville, R.A.F., who died on May 24th at Gullane, East Lothian, as the result of an accident while flying on the previous day, was the younger son of the Rev. O.F. Glanville, South Brent, Devon. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in January, 1913, from the 1st West India Regiment in which he had served for eight years. He accompanied the British Expeditionary Force to France in August, 1914, as a member of the Royal Flying Corps. He had also seen service in Italy with the R.F.C.

Registered Dirleton, recorded age 33.

     His estate was probated on 1 August 1918 indexed as:
1918 GLANVILLE Hugh Fanshawe of 11 Treborough House, Great Woodstock, St Marylebone, Middlesex, captain 1st West India Regiment who died on 24 May 1918 at Dirleton, North Britain. Administration at London on 1 August to Beatrice Gertrude Glanville, widow, effects £442-12-2.

Other information

     On 27 January 1905 The London Gazette listed The West India Regiment, Hugh Fanshawe Glanville, in succession to Lieutenant J H Forshaw, resigned.
     Royal Aero Club certificate 307, listing date of birth 24 Nov 1884 Chobham Surrey, Lieut. H F Glanville West India Regt (with photograph). Address given "Halwell" Sidmouth Devon, certificate taken on Bristol Biplace at The Bristol School, Brooklands on 1 Oct 1912. Card index records Died of Injuries May 1918.
     On 9 May 1913 The London Gazette listed:
Royal Flying Corps. Military Wing. The undermentioned to be Flying Officers. Dated 17 Apr 1913. Lieutenant Hugh F Glanville, The West India Regiment.
     Major Hugh Fanshawe Glanville was the commander of No. 28 Squadron flying Sopwith Camels, appointed 12 July 1917.