John Glossop
Vice Admiral John Collings Taswell Glossop, CB (23 October 1871 – 23 December 1934) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for captaining the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney during the Battle of Cocos in which the German cruiser SMS Emden was sunk.[1]
John Collings Taswell Glossop CB | |
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| Born | 23 October 1871 Twickenham, Middlesex |
| Died | 23 December 1934 (aged 63) Weymouth, Dorset |
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| Years of service | 1884–1921 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | HMAS Sydney (1913–17) HMS Prometheus (1908–11) HMS Lizard (1902–04) |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Legion of Honour (France) |
Naval career
Glossop joined the Royal Navy. By then a Lieutenant, he was on 21 May 1902 posted to the screw gunboat HMS Lizard, serving at the Australia Station.[2]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1915 New Year Honours.
References
- Biography at Australian War Memorial
- "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36774). London. 22 May 1902. p. 8.
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