Richard Thomas Glanville

Alternate Names

     He was also known as Thomas.

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Richard Thomas Glanville was born on 2 March 1871 at Helston, CON, ENG; registered Helston.
     He was baptized on 24 May 1872 at Helston, CON, ENG.
     He married Annie Trythall circa August 1899 at Redruth registered, CON, ENG.
     He died on 21 July 1916 at France (when age calculated as 45); recorded:
Name: Richard Thomas Glanville
Birth Place: Elston, Cornwall (Helston)
Residence: Bargoed
Death Date: 21 Jul 1916
Enlistment Location: Cardiff
Rank: Private
Regiment: South Wales Borderers
Battalion: 12th Battalion.
Number: 24363
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theater of War: Aldershot
Comments: Formerly 37860, Welch Regt

and commemmorated:
Name: GLANVILLE, RICHARD THOMAS
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: South Wales Borderers
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Date of Death: 21/07/1916
Service No: 24363
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. A. 131.
Cemetery: BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY

His soldier's effects were settled with the Guardian of daughter : Mrs Alice Hewitt.

Other information

     Richard and Annie Trythall had 3 children by 1911 census, 1 still living at that date.
     On 18 March 1905 the Weekly Mail newspaper reported:
CARDIFF MAN AND HIS WIFE
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AT BRISTOL
CARDIFF MAN AND HIS WIFE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AT BRISTOL. A sad story of domestic infelicity was revealed at Bristol on Monday, when Annie Glanville, wife of Richard Thomas Glanville, a carpenter in the employ of the Cardiff Corporation, sought a separation order on the ground of her husband's illtreatment. Mrs. Glanville stated that they had been married eight years, and had lived together at Cardiff until January 21, when a climax in the illtreatment was reached, and she left him. There was one child, aged six months, and since its birth witnees complained that her husband had several times seriously assaulted her. The defendant pleaded that his wife was a drunkard, and he himself had made an application at Cardiff for a separation order on account of this. The defendant added that he had another action pending against his wife for misconduct, but that would not, of course, be heard in Bristol. In view of that fact the magistrates dismissed the case.
     On 12 June 1908 the Evening Express newspaper reported:
MAN AND WIFE SEPARATED
Sad Domestic Case
To-day (before the Cardiff stipendiary magistrate) Thomas Glanville, a corporation scavenger, applied for a separation order from his wife, Annie Glanville. Mr. Harold Lloyd, for the applicant, stated that the parties (who hail from Diamond-street, Roath), had been married about ten years. For the past six years the woman had been very intemperate, particularly during the last four or five months. There were two children, but on May 14 one died, and at the inquest some fearful disclosures were made as to the way the woman had behaved. She then admitted drinking very heavily, and was censured by the coroner and jury. Upon her promise to reform, applicant gave her another chance, but within a few days of the burial of the child she was again on the drink, and the other child was found in the street by the police and removed to the workhouse, where it remained for one or two days. The woman had been drinking, and lost the little one. She had received money regularly from her husband, but spent it, and had pawned clothes to satisfy her craving for drink. Mrs. Glanville blamed her husband for driving her to excessive drinking. The applicant and Inspector Bingham and other witnesses gave evidence, after which a separation order was granted, the husband to have the custody of the child and to pay his wife 5s. a week maintenance.