GLANVILLE, Eric Victor
(Service number 70937)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 22/06/1897 | Place of Birth | Milford |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Rakaia | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs E. GLANVILLE (mother), Pareora West, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th Reinforcements, Specialists Company | ||
| Date | 16 May 1918 | ||
| Transport | ionic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Signal Company, Machine Gun Company | ||
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Death
| Date | 17 July 1980 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Eric Victor Glanville was the son of William John and Edith Annie (née May) Glanville, of Pareora East. he was educated at Milford and Pareora West schools.
Eric served with the 37th Reinforcements, Specialists Company in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One. After some training at Featherston Military Camp, he left New Zealand on 16th May 1918. He spent the war in England and was formally discharged on 17th September 1919.
Eric died on 17 July 1980.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 June 2017]; SCRoll web submission by T Brosnahan, 20 July 2024
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