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L/Cpl. Joseph Alfred Gledhill
British Army 9th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Morley, Yorks
(d.23rd August 1918)
Pte. Patrick Joseph Gleeson
British Army 1st Btn. Border Regiment
from:Burnley, Lancs.
(d.6th May 1915)
Joseph Gleeson died 6th May 1915, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey. He was the son of John and Mary Ann Gleeson of 4 Anne St., Burnley.
Dvr. Albert Glen
British Army 112th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:London
(d.24th Mar 1918)
Albert Glen, was my grandfathers twin brother, he also had a younger and an older brother who survived the great war, whenever my Father asked grandad about his twin he was only told he died young due to the time he grew up and the conditions we naturally presumed it was infant mortality, my grandfather was in his 50s when my father was born. At a family funeral I mentioned to my Aunt ( my fathers much older sister) that all of our relatives had survived the war, she then pointed out that Albert was in the RHA and had died on the Somme. I have a copy of his death certificate from the army also at my aunts house was a long letter written by my great uncles commanding officer to his father telling him that he was shot by a sniper and died instantly from his wounds and felt no pain. He relates that due to the German push through the forest of the Ardennes they were rushing to the front and they were unable to stop and commit his body, so they entrusted his body to our Canadian brothers to bury him I am trying to get hold of the letter but my aunt has since passed away and one of my cousins has it in a box, I have asked for it so that I may take it to the Imperial War museum for safe storage and display my Great Uncle is commemorated on the memorial at Arras and I was the first member of my family to see it. My great grandfathers passport also lies in this box postwar he worked on salvaging and destroying munitions, repairing roads and rail links, the prefectures marked in his passport are those that his late son passed through.
I am going to try to locate some records for the regiment to identify where he was killed and buried, possibly with the help of the letter and maybe take my elderly father along. Since Albert was killed no twins have been born on our family. Each year when I visit Italy I stop at Arras to say thank you. On the 9th of September I shall take my nephew Jonathan along to see the memorial and his now distant relatives name.
Pte. James Glen
British Army 4th Btn. Seaforth Highlanders
from:Glasgow, Scotland
James Glen was my wife's Grandfather. No more details of his service are known. He passed away in 2016.
L/Cpl. James Glen
British Army 1st Battalion Black Watch
from:33 Sidney Street, Arbroath, Scotland
(d.31st October 1914)
From the Arbroath Roll of Honour: "Lance-Corporal, James Glen, 1st Black Watch, was a son of Joseph Glen, 33 Sidney Street, Arbroath. He was twenty-one years of age, and was unmarried. He was an apprentice wood turner in the employment of Messrs Douglas Fraser & Sons. He was a well-known footballer, and played in the Arbroath Fail-field Club, and was a member of the team which won the Arbroath and District Cup, the Newgate Cup, and were Melvin League champions in 1911-12. Lance-Corporal Glen was a member of the Territorial Force, having joined in July 1909 (age 16) as a private in the Third Battalion of the Black Watch (Special Reserve). In 1910 he served as an honour guard at the coronation of King George V.
He was mobilized as a reservist four days after the outbreak of hostilities. He was transferred to the 1st Black Watch, and went to France with that Battalion at the beginning of September 1914. He took part in the battles of the Marne and the Aisne, and came through scathless the historic stand made by the Black Watch in the latter engagement, but fell in action on 31st October 1914 at the first battle of Ypres."
His elder brother Joseph also served in the Black Watch, with the rank of sergeant, and survived the war. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920, where their many descendants still reside. His youngest sister Lillian, who was 11 when he died, remembered him as always smiling, with a ready wit, and fond of practical jokes. He was a handsome young man, as is confirmed by a photograph of him posing in his uniform, which she kept displayed on a table in her home until she passed away in 1996, aged 93.
Pte. John Alexander Glen MID
British Army 18th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Rowlands Gill, Co Durham
(d.21st Oct 1917)
Alex Glen served in the 18th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Pioneers) and arrived in France in early January 1916. The Batallion saw action across the western front, and as a pioneer batallion was responsible for construction work, digging trenches and tunnels, laying railway lines as well as being called upon to fight 'in the line'. His platoon prepared for the disastrous Somme offensive of July 1st 1916 and was then engaged in the gruesome task of burying the dead in the aftermath. He fought at Vimy Ridge, Arras, Armentieres and other areas of the front.
In 1917, the batallion was moved to Ypres where they laid the railways to carry men and ammunition to the front, often being accused of attracting enemy fire. Well, the batallion was regarded as a 'lucky' one and with only a few hundred killed, statistically this was true. While out on the battlefield in the battle for Passchendaele, Alex was caught in some fighting near the beautifully named Juliet Farm, near Poelkapelle in Belgium. He returned to help one of the other men, and was hit (we don't know what by) and taken to the Dozinghem Casualty Clearing Station near Poperinge, where he died of his wounds. His grave is in the Dozinghem Military Cemetery along with 1300 others. It is a beautiful place.
L/Cpl. John William Currie Glen
British Army 8th Btn. Border Regiment
My Grandfather John Glen, first enlisted with the Royal Flying Corps, later transferred to the Royal West Kent Regiment and finally transferred to the 8th Battalion, Border Regiment on 22 April 1918. He was captured on the 27th May 1918 at Chemens de Dames (Third battle of the River Aisne). He was later held at Crossen POW camp near Brandenburg until his release at the end of the War. I have only recently discovered this.
Sgt. Joseph Glen
British Army 1st Battalion Black Watch
from:33 Sidnet Street, Arbroath, Scotland
Joseph Glen was the eldest son of Joseph Glen Sr., 33 Sidney Street, Arbroath. He joined the Black Watch prior to the war. He survived the war, helping found a branch of the Labor Party in Arbroath, before emigrating with the rest of his family to the United States in 1920, where his descendants still reside. He was the elder brother of Lance-Corporal, James Glen, 1st Black Watch, who fell in action on 31st October 1914 at the First Battle of Ypres.
Cpl. Robert Glencross
British Army 2nd Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland
(d.23rd August 1918)
Ernest Alfred "Glen" Glenister
British Army Royal Horse Artillery
Private Rueben Thomas Glenister
British Army 11th Battalion Durham Light Infantry
from:Barnet
L/Cpl. William Glenn
British Army 4th Btn. North Staffordshire Rgt.
William Glenn was a music hall performer, who was popular under the name of Billy Glenn. He died in Rochford, Essex, in March 1962.
Pte. James Glennon
British Army 7th Battalion Leinster Regiment
from:Longford, Ireland
(d.7th Aug 1917)
James Glennon served with 7th Battalion, Leinster Regiment.
Pte. Jeremiah J. Glennon
British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment
from:Castlecomer, Ireland
(d.9th Sep 1916)
My paternal great uncle, Jeremiah Glennon, of Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland served with the 6th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. He died at the Battle of Ginchy on 9th September 1916, having survived both Hulloch and Guillemont. He is buried in a mass grave, with so many others, and memorialized at the Thiepval Memorial. The 6th Btn. of the Royal Irish Regiment was formed in Clonmel, Ireland on 6th of September 1914.
Lt. H. Q. Glenny
British Army attd. 2/Class Dist.Officer) Nigeria Regiment Special List
(d.18th November 1914)
Lieutenant Glenny is buried in the Bakundi Military Grave in Nigeria.
Frederick Glenton
British Army 7th Btn. London Regiment
from:South Africa
My Grandfather Fred Glenton ran away when he was 16 London England to fight in the Great War. He was in the Shining London 7th and he was the person who ran down to the trenches to say the war of over. he used to sing "It's a Long Way to Tipparery" and "The Girl that I Marry" when he was shaving when I was a little girl. He wanted to go to the 2nd World War but the SA Government wouldn't allow him to as they said he had to keep the tea industry going in the war effort, when all the soldiers came home from the war he gave all of them jobs selling tea all around South Africa and at a lot of funerals I have been to everyone started off working for Glenton & Mitchell when they came back from the war. He was an absolute gentleman and such an amazing man but he always suffered from horrendous headaches and they said it was due to the gas in the trenches. I have a brooch my grandmother had made to copy the insigna of the 7th Battalion and I wear it proudly of a great gentleman who fought in this most terrible war. Please if anyone knows anything about my wonderful grandfather please email me
Pte. Ernest Glover
British Army 4th Btn. West Riding Regiment
Ernest Glover was discharged time expired on the 23rd of April 1916.
Gnr. George James Glover
British Army 158th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:32 Spencer Road, Brixton, London
Pte. George "Jack" Glover
British Army 7th Battalion East Kent Regiment
from:Shuart, St Nicholas At Wade
My grandfather Jack Glover survived that horrific war and went on to become a regular soldier in 1919 and was demobbed on the 14th of October 1924. He served in Ireland between 1919 and 1922, in Constaninople 23rd April 1922 to 29th September 1923 where on 10th June 1923 he was relieved of his Lance Corporal stripe for being drunk!! He was at Gibralter 30th September 1923 to 29th September 1924 where on 11th August 1924 he was drunk in the Barracks and spent 8 days confined to Barracks and fined 10/-.
He was gassed during WWI and suffered with bronchitus and pneumonia up to his death in 1972. He refused to say much about his war years although I did get a few snippets. During WWII he served as a Special Constable.
Pte. Humphrey William Glover
British Army 7th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Wigan
(d.4th December 1917)
Pnr. James Glover
British Army 16th (Transport Workers) Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
from:Brookeborough, Ireland
James Glover served with the 16th (Transport Workers) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. He also served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Sgt. John Abraham Glover
British Army 4th Btn., D Coy. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:47 South View, Thurnscoe East, near Rotherham, Yorkshire
(d.19th Oct 1918)
John Glover was born on 10th August 1891 in Bolsover, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas and Alice Glover. His mother Alice died on 19th October 1893, his father Thomas was left to bring John and his brother Isaiah up alone. Thomas eventually remarried Elizabeth Anglesea and moved to Clowne in Derbyshire. When John was in his late teens he and his brother Isaiah moved to Thurnscoe near Rotherham to live with their uncle William Glover at Shepherd Lane, Thurnscoe. All were employed at Hickleton Main colliery.
John married Eliza Davies at Bolton on Dearne church on 25th December 1914. It was around this time that John joined his local regiment the 2nd/5th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment enlisting at Wath upon Dearne as a territorial. His regimental number given as 3825 (later to change to 241361). He was promoted to Corporal. He and Eliza had a son, John Thomas born on 5th February 1916 at No. 10 York Terrace, Thurnscoe. John joined his battalion on summer camp in June 1916 at Flixton Park and volunteered for overseas service some time after this.
The Battalion sailed from Southampton to Le Havre on 5th January 1917 on transport ships and were accommodated after disembarkation at No. 2 rest camp. John fought through all the major engagements with his battalion against the Germans in France. Due to the heavy losses of the battalion in November 1917, it was decided to disband the 2nd/5th York and Lancaster's and draft the remaining members into 2nd/4th York and Lancaster and 1st/4th York and Lancasters. John joined D Company as Sergeant of the 1st/4th York and Lancasters.
During the German spring offensive John and his unit were captured by the enemy at Neuve Eglise on 15th April 1918. He was recorded as a prisoner of war at Friedrichsfeld, Wessel, Rhineland, Germany. No word was heard of John by his family until October 13th 1918 when they received a postcard from him through the Red Cross. His family were later informed that John had died while a prisoner of war of Spanish Flu on 19th of October 1918 (by strange coincidence on the same date as his mother) whilst in a war hospital at Erquelinnes in Belgium. He is buried in Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery with a number of his comrades, all interred by the Germans.
His name is remembered on the war memorial in Thurnscoe. John's wife went on to remarry on 2nd March 1920 to Bernard Moulton of Thurnscoe, but sadly died of a miscarriage on 25th March 1920. John and Eliza's son John Thomas was brought up by other family members and went on to be a headmaster of a school in Wakefield.
Pte. John Glover
British Army 15th (1st Salford Pals) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Atherton
(d.18th January 1919)
Pte. Richard Henry Glover
British Army Royal West Kent Regiment
from:10 Brackley St Warrington Lancashire
I have a photocopy of the Warrington Guardian newspaper of 7th September 1918 which refers to Richard Glover, my paternal grandfather, as having been "seriously wounded in the back and right arm and is now a patient in the Mayor of Hereford's home. He was wounded on August 27th and arrived in England on the 31st.Private Glover when barely 16 years of age enlisted in one of the Border regiments, but on his age becoming known he was sent home. When he reached military age he again joined up in January 1918. He went to the front 3 months ago. He was educated at the Parochial School, was a regular attender at St George's Mission, and was employed by the Vernon Street Tanning Co."
Pte. Roland Glover
British Army 8th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
(d.4th April 1918)
Roland Glover was 23 when he was killed fighting during one of the battles comprising the Battle of the Somme in 1918, believed to be during the Battle of the Avre on 4th of April 1918. His body was never recovered but he is remembered on the memorial at Poziers, France.
Ch.Off. William Stanmore Glover
Mercantile Marine SS Mesaba
from:Cricklewood, London
(d.1st September 1918)
Chief Officer William Glover was the son of William and Mary Ann Glover, of London; husband of Esther Mary Louise Glover, of 21, St. Paul's Avenue, Cricklewood, London. He was 39 when he died and is buried South-East of the Kilscoran Church of Ireland Churchyard, Kilscoran, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
His body was washed ashore at Rosslare after his vessel was torpedoed without warning and sunk by German submarine UB118 in St. George's Channel, 21 miles north of Tuskar Rock while making a convoy voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia in ballast. Twenty souls were lost.
Pte. William Glover
British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Great Wyrley, Staffordshire
Pte. George Thomas Glynn
British Army 11th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:3 Clarke Cottages, Chingford Hatch, Essex
(d.8th Au 1916)
George Glynn was born on 19th June 1882 in Islington. He married Sophia Hannah Martin on 2nd August 1903 at Chingford Hatch and had nine children, of which seven were still alive when he joined the 11th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. It is believed he was wounded during the battle for Pozieres Wood and subsequently died of his injuries on 8th August 1916. He is buried at Abbeville Cemetery, France.
Pte George Henry Goater
British Army 15th Btn Hampshire Regiment
from:Fair Oak, Hampshire
Pte William Charles Goater
British Army 4th Btn Wiltshire Regiment
from:Fair Oak, Hampshire
(d.19th Sep 1918)
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