Fancy a free book? Arise To Conquer by Wing-Commander Ian Gleed is available online. It covers the Battle for France, Battle of Britain, and the period upto about the end 1941(ish) PDF version (248 pages so may take some time to load): http://ia331330.us.archive.org/0/items/arisetoconquer001369mbp/arisetoconquer001369mbp.pdf Online Flip-book version: Open Library: Details: ARISE TO CONQUER Name: GLEED, IAN RICHARD Initials: I R Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Wing Commander (Pilot) Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Unit Text: 601 Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 16/04/1943 Service No: 37800 Awards: D S O, D F C Additional information: Croix de Guerre avec Palme (Belgium). Croix de Guerre avec Etoile de Vermeil (France). Son of Seymour Richard and Florence Hair Gleed, of Finchley, Middlesex. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: V. E. 22. Cemetery: ENFIDAVILLE WAR CEMETERY Battle of Britain - Ian “Widge” Gleed
One of the more famous pilots that I know little about. One of the Hurris flying in the UK was in his markings for a while. His artwork on that Hurri was of Figaro the cat breaking a swastika with his paw. Search Results Wow, there's a surviving part of Gleed's Hurri at the RAFM! Norman Franks has written about him?
Must have been a hectic week as I have (11) RAAF guys buried at Enfidaville cemetery with (6) of them in the same week that Ian was killed. (4) of those were from 40sq all on the 19th.
