GLASSCOCK, George William
| Service Number: | 216 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, 1st Anzac Mounted Regiment A Squadron |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Parkville, Victoria, 1888 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley College |
| Occupation: | Stock Buyer - sheep & cattle |
| Died: | Influenza, Illness, 55th Casualty Clearing Station, France, Belgium, 2 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Charleroi Communal Cemetery Plot 1, Row T, Grave 10, Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Charleroi, Wallonie, Belgium, Le Cateau Communal Cemetery, Le Cateau, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 216, 13th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Anzac Mounted Regiment A Squadron | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 216, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 216, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 216, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Shell wounds to head & hand | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 216, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 216 awm_unit: 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-12-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George William GLASSCOCK was born in Parkville, Victoria in 1888
His parents were George William GLASSCOCK & Annie Elizabeth ELLIOTT
He enlisted in Melbourne on 11th January, 1915 & embarked with the 13th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron on the Transport ship Persic on 28th May, 1915 - (1st Anzac Mounted Regiment)
He was wounded on 25th Septemeber 1917 with shell wounds to his head & hand
George died from influenza on 1st December, 1918 at the 55th Casualty Clearing Station in France and is buried in Charleroi Communal Cemetery, (Plot 1 , Row T, Grave 10)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Charles Frederick GLASSCOCK (SN9128) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
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