A single WW2 War Medal with the box

[Noor]

Hi all,

Here is one of my last week finds - an unnamed single British War medal from 1939-1945 period. I obtained the medal with the box, containing owner's name and medal entitlement slip (confirming one medal entitlement).

Interesting enough this single medal was awarded to a Major and was posted out to Sudan.

 

A little bit digging on the London Gazette and I knew that the owner was Waldo Hearne Glanville.

Waldo was an Irishman from Dublin area (Blackrock).

He was born as a son of Edward Samuel Glanville, a marble merchant and Selina Agnes Vance in Rathdown – Blackorock area (Rock road, Part of Blackrock No.1)

He was an active member of 3^rd Dublin, Stillorgan Scouts (attended with his brother Robert to the 1924 Jamboree).

He had also five brothers and two sisters:

1.            Eric Vance GLANVILLE b:1896

2.            Arthur Evenson GLANVILLE b:1897

3.            Edward George GLANVILLE b: 1898

4.            Robert Ranulph GLANVILLE M.B.E. b: 1901

5.            Owen Hugh GLANVILLE b: 1903

6.            Edwina Vance GLANVILLE b: 1907

8.            Ina Helen GLANVILLE b: 1909

He studied in the Veterinary Medicine of Dublin University College.

1928-1929 Veterinary Inspector, Kassala

1930-1931 Veterinary Inspector, Halfa Province

1931-1934 Veterinary Inspector, Upper Nile Province

1935-1940 Veterinary Inspector, Khartoum

1937-1942 Registrar, Veterinary School

1941 Senior Veterinary Inspector, Khartoum

1942-1944 Senior Veterinary Inspector, El Obeid, Kordofan

1944-1946 Senior Veterinary Inspector, Khartoum

1946-1952 Director, Sudan Veterinary Service

For war service he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant but in the Sudanese forces he was a Major, like stated as well on the box. 

And what makes this single medal extra nice - 1945 he received as well Order of the Nile 4th Class.

 

[Noor]

and a picture of him

 

 

and picture of the Order of the Nile 4th Class (that I don't have yet)

 

 

Edited June 18, 2019 by Noor

[Egorka]

Very nice! Thank you for sharing!

[azyeoman]

Excellent research.  Thank you for posting; it's interesting. 

[paul wood]

Timo,

Lovely medal, what  he didn't know about camels (jamaline) wasn't worth knowing. 

Paul

[ÖSTA]

@Noor Great stuff. When was the good Major born?

[BalkanCollector]

Nice medal with some very interesting information on it's recipient!

[paul wood]

Its funny often some of the most mundane and inexpensive medals can be the jewels of the collection. Certainly is in my case

Paul