John Collings-Taswell Glossop

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John Collings-Taswell Glossop, C.B., ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June, 1911.[Citation needed]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 1 September, 1910.[Citation needed]

He commanded the light cruiser Sydney and brought the German raider Emden to action and destroyed her off the Cocos.[1]

Glossop was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 20 November, 1921, vice Marshall, and was placed on the Retired List on the following day.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur T. Taylor
Captain of H.M.S. Hood
1 Sep, 1910[Citation needed]
Succeeded by
Robert W. Myburgh
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.A.S. Sydney
9 Nov, 1914[3]
Succeeded by
John S. Dumaresq

Footnotes

  1. Naval Operations. Volume I. pp. 381-4.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 32540. p. 9890. 6 December, 1921.
  3. Naval Operations. Volume I. pp. 381-4.