Glanville Blackmore L1/2395
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Glanville Blackmore was born to Albert Glanville and Ada Louise in Lewisham. By 1901, the family was residing in Church Road at Barton Latimer, roughly 2 miles from Kettering, with Albert working as a leather agent for the local boot and shoe industry. In 1908, Glanville was one of thirty Scouts chosen nationally for the first proper Scout Camp held at Humshaugh, Northumberland. In 1911, the family moved to Headlands in Kettering itself. Although Glanville is in this photograph from the camp it is unknown which of the lads he is. Granville enlisted on 9th February 1911. His service record shows him as being born in December 1892 whereas it would appear he was actually born on 9th July 1893, he would therefore be 17 when he first entered the RNVR. This latter date is confirmed by Glanville’s age on the 1901 census entry for the family. He is shown as an insurance clerk living in Catford, with his father in Kettering, and he was allocated the service number London 1/2395.  On the formation of the Division, Glanville was attached to Benbow and interned at Groningen when the Battalion entered Holland during the retreat from Antwerp. On 8th March 1915, he reported to Devonport and was given one week’s leave. His escape from the interment camp was reported in The Observer on the 14th. |
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On rejoining Benbow, Glanville was granted a Sub-Lieutenant commission on 7th May. On rejoining the Division, he was temporarily posted to Howe. He disembarked at Gallipoli on 10th September and immediately posted to Anson on Anzac. 6th October, he was admitted to the 26th Casualty Clearing Station on Anzac and evacuated from the peninsula on H.S. Karapara to Malta having been diagnosed as suffering from pyrexia. 15th October, he was invalided back to England having embarked H.M.T. Gascon and admitted to Haslar Hospital. 17th March 1916, Glanville was resurveyed at the Admiralty and found to be fit for home service. On his full recovery, he was drafted back to Anson and disembarked in France on 2nd September. During the Battle of the Ancre, Glanville was severely wounded by a gunshot wound to his buttocks on the 13th, although the injury would subsequently be recorded as a bomb wound to his right hip. He was evacuated to England aboard H.S. Stad Antwerpen and admitted to Northcliffe Hospital. He was granted medical leave until 16th March 1917 and transferred for sea service and to a gunnery course on 8th May. He served aboard HMS St Vincent following his discharge from the RND. Glanville was demobilised 20th February 1919, with his final report not being overly complimentary.  After the war, Glanville suffered from frequent ill health. In 1930, he was residing at Market Harborough, Leicestershire, and married Sylvia F. Playford. It is believed the couple did not have any children. Glanville died in 1974. |
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