AUBREY EDMUND GLEW 1891-1916

Aubrey Edmund Glew Collection of John Soulsby, 11-11-06

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES via email from John Soulsby, 11-10-06 Dear Ralph      Montague Francis Glew's elder brother Aubrey Edmund Glew (b. 1891) was in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry in 1914/15 when he transferred to the RFC getting his wings in May 1916. He was 2/Lt. with 24 Sqdn. RFC from 12 july 1916 until his death 8 Sept 1916. He was on his way over the German lines when his engine burst, he got down to 500 ft then lost control and was killed. He had shot down 4 German planes. Kind regards John

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Aubrey Glew", using the Google search engine, (11-10-06), you will find two oustanding links..

 

MARKET RASEN, DE ASTON SCHOOL, WAR MEMORIAL "IM MEMORY OF THOSE OLD BOYS OF DE ASTON SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS"      This website is really quite remarkable and I was delighted to find it. As you will see, it honors those students of the De Aston School who served in both WW I and WW II. You will find a very helpful biography of Aubrey if you just scroll down the page. You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

 

De Aston War Memorial      This is a Power Point presentation which expands on and supplements the basic story which is found on the previous website. If time permits, I think you will enjoy visiting the site and viewing the presentation. You can access it by clicking on the title above.

 

Aubrey Edmund Glew died in a crash September 8, 1916   If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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