Clive Glynn
| Clive Beverley Glynn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 April 1893 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 4 December 1946 (aged 53) Cullompton, Devon, England |
| Buried | Cullompton Cemetery, Cullompton, Devon |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 1939–1941 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |
10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment No. 56 Squadron RFC No. 74 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Captain Clive Beverley Glynn DFC (9 April 1893 – 4 December 1946) was a British soldier of the First World War, who entered the infantry as a private. After being commissioned as an officer, he transferred into the Royal Flying Corps, trained as a fighter pilot, and became a flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Although he returned to military service in May 1939 before the start of the Second World War, his service was truncated by ill health in 1941.
Clive Beverley Glynn was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. He was the tenth of eleven children born to the noted physician Dr. Thomas Robinson Glynn , FRCP, MRCS (1841–1931), Professor of Medicine at Liverpool University from 1884, who had six children with his first wife, Octavia de Paiva, before marrying Clive's mother, Alice Lewtas Griffin in 1885, and fathering five more. Clive Glynn had three older step-brothers and three older step-sisters; he also had two elder sisters and an elder brother, as well as a younger one.
Glynn served originally in the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment; he was raised from the ranks, being promoted from private to second lieutenant on 17 November 1914. He was promoted to lieutenant on 4 December 1914, and was appointed an acting-captain on 12 May 1915, serving as adjutant until 14 November. He applied for transfer to the Royal Flying Corps, and on 10 May 1917 was seconded from the Liverpool Regiment to the Royal Flying Corps with the rank of second lieutenant to serve as a flying officer, having relinquished his acting rank. However, on 31 May 1917 he was promoted to captain in his regiment with precedence from 1 June 1916.
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