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 3rd 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.