William Venning Glanville Hancock

William Venning Glanville Hancock

OBE
Born(1892-04-27)27 April 1892
Penzance, England
Died8 February 1964(1964-02-08) (aged 71)
Penzance, England
Service / branch British Army
RankMajor
AwardsOrder of the British Empire (OBE)
Territorial War Medal

William Venning Glanville Hancock OBE (27 April 1892 – 8 February 1964) was an officer in the British Army.[1]

Hancock was born on 27 April 1892 in Penzance, a town in Cornwall, England.

Career

Hancock 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

  1. ^ The Monthly Army List. Internet Archive: War Office. July 1919. p. 502.
  2. ^ "No. 29058". The London Gazette. 3 February 1915. p. 1187.
  3. ^ a b William Venning Glanville Hancock, O.B.E. on Lives of the First World War
  4. ^ "Fowey Golf Club, Cornwall. (1894 – 1950s)". Golf's Missing Links. 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  5. ^ Annual report & accounts. Internet Archive: Fowey. 1929. p. 7.