John Glossop
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John Collings Taswell Glossop
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| Born | 23 October 1871 Twickenham, Middlesex |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Weymouth, Dorset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 Royal Navy |
| 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) |
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]
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 (London). Thursday, 22 May 1902. (36774), p. 8.
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