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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Campbell Watson|John C. Watson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lizard (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lizard'']]'''<br>17 Aug, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 277''a''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Campbell Watson|John C. Watson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Lizard (1886)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Lizard'']]'''<br>17 Aug, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 277''a''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Prometheus (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Prometheus'']]'''<br>3 Jan, 1908{{ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Rudolf Walter Bentinck|Rudolf W. Bentinck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Prometheus (1898)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Prometheus'']]'''<br>3 Jan, 1908{{NLJan10|p. 362}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Trevelyan Taylor|Arthur T. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hood'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1910{{CN}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Wilberforce Myburgh|Robert W. Myburgh]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Trevelyan Taylor|Arthur T. Taylor]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Hood'']]'''<br>1 Sep, 1910{{CN}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Wilberforce Myburgh|Robert W. Myburgh]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Sydney (1912)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Sydney'']]'''<br>10 Mar, 1913{{NLOct16|p. 399''p''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Sydney (1912)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Sydney'']]'''<br>10 Mar, 1913{{NLOct16|p. 399''p''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Saumarez Dumaresq|John S. Dumaresq]]'''}} | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 29 May 2016
Vice-Admiral John Collings-Taswell Glossop, C.B., R.N. (23 October, 1871 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Glossop was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 1 September, 1910.
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June, 1911.
Great War
Glossop commanded the Australian light cruiser Sydney and successfully brought the German raider Emden to action and destroyed her off the Cocos Islands.[1]
Post-war
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 John C. Watson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lizard 17 Aug, 1902[3] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Rudolf W. Bentinck |
Captain of H.M.S. Prometheus 3 Jan, 1908[4] |
Succeeded by ? |
| 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 10 Mar, 1913[5] |
Succeeded by John S. Dumaresq |
Footnotes
