Glossop, John Collings Taswell, CB (Vice Admiral, b.1871 - d.1934) Accession Number: 2DRL/0885

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Collection relating to the First World War service of Captain John Collings Taswell Glossop. Collection consists of a copy of a personal diary maintained by Glossop, from July to December 1914. Although general in nature mainly recording ship board duties, there is passing mention of the campaign in German New Guinea, particularly Herbertshohe; convoy duties with the First Expeditionary Force; and a description of the naval battle off the Cocos Keeling Islands between the German SMS Emden and Australian HMAS Sydney on 9 November 1914.

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Accession Number
2DRL/0885
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1936
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 749/039/002
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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