Dates: 1917 - 1940
Commissioned as a ’Large Light Cruiser’ sister-ship of HMS Courageous 1917. Complement: 829. Re-commissioned as an Aircraft Carrier March 1930. Complement: 1,200 as aircraft carrier (including Fleet Air Arm personnel)
Sunk in June 1940 by the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with the loss of over 1,200 lives.
Cemeteries:
A relative handful of the crew are buried at Torshavn Cemetery in the Faroe Islands, at Harstad and the Commonwealth plot at Tromso in Norway, the most northerly in the world.
Stations:
Flagship 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron
Flagship 1st Light Cruiser Squadron
Gunnery School Devonport as gunnery training ship 1919
Flagship Reserve Fleet
Refitted Rosyth/Devonport 1924 - 1930
Mediterranean Fleet 1939
Association:
Glarac Association
Website: http://www.glarac.com/
Contact Page: http://www.glarac.com/contact.htm
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Glorious
" Richard "Taffy" Jones mechanic(E) RAF Nov. ’37- Nov. ’45 Served: RAF Cardington, Henlow, St. Athan, Martlesham Heath, Manston Kent, Halton, assigned to Air Vice Marshall Maltey, opted to Fleet Air Arm 823 Squadron "A" flight (Swordfish) HMS Glorious, 793 Squadron (Blackburn Roc) Trinidad. ..."
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" Richard "Taffy" Jones, mechanic (E). Looking for any mates who might remember me from the 823 sqd/HMS Glorious or 793 sqd/Piarco Trinidad. Especially seeking Frank "Tubby" Little or anyone knowing his whereabouts. Last edited by Richard Jones Last edited by Richard Jones Last edited by Richard Jones"
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" Gentlemen, My Grandfather, Richard (nmn) "Taffy" Jones was RAF/FAA from 1937 to demob in 1946: Cardington, "L" Flt. "square bashing" Henlow St. Athan Martlesham Heath Manston, Kent Halton Assigned to Air Vice Marshall Maltey opted to Fleet Air Arm, 823 Sqd, "A" Flt, HMS Glorious, then ..."
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" Syd, withpout ’name-dropping’, I also had the occasional beer with another kiwi war hero of note, one Air Commodore Jamie Jameson who, as a FL lt, was one of only two members of his Hurricane squadron to survive the sinking of HMS Glorious in 1940.From the three British vessels 1,519 ..."
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" They were remarkable men, in an age of remarkable men. Until he died a few years ago, I used to have the odd beer with one of them, a local [to where I live now] one Pat Jameson. He was one of the Hurricane pilots who were sent to Norway and he claimed a German aircraft or two, but then they were ..."
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