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Glossop was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Conflict|f=t}} on 22 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 296}}
 
Glossop was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the {{UK-Conflict|f=t}} on 22 August, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 296}}
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Glossop commanded the {{UK-Hydra|f=t}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], operating with the {{UK-DF|1}}.{{UKJutlandOD|pp. 34, 46}}
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Glossop was appointed in command of the {{UK-Westminster|f=t}} on 25 March, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 942}}
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 16:22, 16 March 2016

Francis George Glossop ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Glossop was appointed Lieutenant in Command of the destroyer Conflict on 22 August, 1914.[1]

Glossop commanded the destroyer Hydra at the Battle of Jutland, operating with the First Destroyer Flotilla.[2]

Glossop was appointed in command of the destroyer Westminster on 25 March, 1918.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Howard G. Campbell
Captain of H.M.S. Conflict
22 Aug, 1914[4]
Succeeded by
Walter C. Clark-Hall
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Patrician
Jul, 1916[5]
Succeeded by
Mark Singleton

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 296.
  2. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 942.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 296.
  5. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396h.