Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of James Glenn, born on the 10th July 1867 in Grantham, Lincolnshire and baptised on the 2nd May 1869 in St. John’s Church, Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire (son of John Glenn, 1844 and Betsy Banister) and his wife Eliza Castle Glenn (nee Smith, married in the January quarter of 1888 in Grantham), born in the October quarter of 1866 in Barrowby, Lincolnshire and baptised on the 25th December 1866 in All Saint’s Church, Barrowby (daughter of Thomas Smith and Sarah Castle Trolley). Tom was born on the 18th December 1898 in Syston, Lincolnshire, his siblings were, Margaret Eliza A, born in the July quarter of 1888 and James Clifford, born in the April quarter of 1891 and baptised on the 7th June 1891 in All Saint’s Church, Barrowby, the latter two siblings were both born in Barrowby, Amy Castle, born in the July quarter of 1893 and Jessica, born in the April quarter of 1895, the latter two siblings were both born in Barkston, Lincolnshire and Tom’s twin brother, John (Jack), born on the 18th December 1898 in Syston, in March 1901 the family home was at Syston, Lincolnshire. In April 1911 Tom was residing in the family home at Peatling Parva, Leicestershire, together with his father, a domestic gardener, his mother and siblings, Jessica, John, Esther, born in the July quarter of 1901 and Charles Sidney, born in the October quarter of 1904, the latter two siblings were both born in Syston.
Tom’s army service enlistment documents do not survive, therefore the currently available information pertaining to his military service has been obtained from the following sources: - WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls, Army Registers of Soldiers’ Effects, WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Registers.
Tom Enlisted/Attested into the Territorial Force. Place and date not known.
Joined. At Place and date not known.
Posted. To South Staffordshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Allotted the Regimental Service number 242165.
Posted. To 1/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
First entered the theatre of war in France after the 31st December 1915.
Transferred. To England. Date not known.
Posted. To Depot South Staffordshire Regt. Pte. Date not known.
Died in Gilroes Isolation Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester. 17/5/19.
Buried in Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester. 21/5/19.
Awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
In the event of his death, Tom nominated his father, James as his sole legatee.
The medal award roll records the following annotation in red against Tom’s name: - Retd. 1743 K.R. (1912) C.R.V. 496/B. d/-20-9-23, 8115/Adt. This could either represent the fact that when the medals were sent to his next of kin, they had moved from the given address, and the medals were therefore returned, alternatively because of the added (Adt), this could signify that some detail in the engraving may have been incorrect and that the medals were returned for adjustment.
However, if the medals, for whatever reason remained unclaimed. At the expiration of a ten-year period from the date of return, they would be sent to the Deputy Director of Ordnance Stores, Royal Dockyard (Medal Branch) Woolwich to be broken up. Army Order 402 1913.
On Tuesday May 17th, 1921, The Leicester Daily Mercury published the following article on page 5, under the heading. – BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. – IN MEMORIAM. – GLENN. – In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Tom Glenn, 125, Clarendon Park-road, died in hospital May 17th, 1919. Too dearly loved in life ever to be forgotten in death. – From his loving Mam, Dad, Brothers and Sisters.
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