Royal Canadian Air Force
Warrant Officer, 1st Class (Major)

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Born: March 10, 1917 13th Line of East Zorra Township, Oxford County
Died: November 6,1989
Attended: Hickson Public School, W. C. I. Woodstock
After School: Worked for Cement contracting company
Enlisted: August 19, 1940 London, Ont.
Trained: Toronto, Brandon, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax
Served: Newfoundland
Medals or Awards: C.U.S. Medal V Clasp, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star
Discharged: After the War
After the War: Had a contracting business
Family: Parents - Grafton Smith and Florence (Loveys) Glaves
Wife - Married June 15, 1943 to Alice Norma Park
Son - John Grafton Glaves
Daughter - Margaret Alice (Shipside)
Comment: On a return trip from England with a shipload of German prisoners the prisoners mutinied. All conducting staff were issued revolvers and knives. Neil did not have his clothes off for 48 hours, and no sleep. After one crossing to England Neil was in London when the Buzz bombs were coming over from Germany. One went through the windows of a government building and all the stenographers were killed. Neil was assigned to help clean up.