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'''John Collings-Taswell Glossop''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | '''John Collings-Taswell Glossop''', C.B., ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | ||
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He was appointed command of the {{UK- | He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 June, 1911. | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 1 September, 1910.{{CN}} | |||
He commanded the {{AU-Sydney|f=t}} and brought the German raider {{DE-Emden}} to action and destroyed her off the Cocos.{{UKNavalOpsI|pp. 381-4}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glossop}} | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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Revision as of 18:44, 10 October 2012
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.
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]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Naval Operations. Volume I. pp. 381-4.
Bibliography
Service Records
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