William Venning Glanville Hancock OBE (27 April 1892 – 8 February 1964) was an officer in the British Army.[1]
William Venning Glanville Hancock | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 April 1892 Penzance, England |
| Died | 8 February 1964 (aged 71) Penzance, England |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire (OBE) Territorial War Medal |
Hancock was born on 27 April 1892 in Penzance, a town in Cornwall, England.
Career
editHancock was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery. He served in theatres in France and Belgium. He was made a captain on 3 February 1915[2] and subsequently a major. He received the British War Medal, Territorial Force War Medal, and Victory Medal. Hancock was mentioned in dispatches on 21 May 1918 and 7 July 1919. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1919 Birthday Honours.[3]
He was subsequently employed by Barclays as a bank manager.[3] With Hancock as treasurer of the Fowey Golf Club, Cornwall, they reported a "considerably improved financial situation due to more visitors using the links."[4] He was a donor of the Fowey Cottage Hospital.[5]
References
edit- ^ The Monthly Army List. Internet Archive: War Office. July 1919. p. 502.
- ^ "No. 29058". The London Gazette. 3 February 1915. p. 1187.
- ^ a b William Venning Glanville Hancock, O.B.E. on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Fowey Golf Club, Cornwall. (1894 – 1950s)". Golf's Missing Links. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Annual report & accounts. Internet Archive: Fowey. 1929. p. 7.
