GLOSSOP, William Henry
| Service Number: | 1124 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Minmi, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Aberdare, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Minmi Public School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive engine driver |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Morelancourt, France, 6 May 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1124, 35th Infantry Battalion, West Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1124, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1124, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 6 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-05-06 |
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"MAITLAND DISTRICT. DISTRICT CASUALTIES. KILLED.
LIEUTENANT GLOSSOP.- Mr. and Mrs. Glossop, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, have been advised that their eldest son, Lieutenant W. H. Glossop, M.M., of Newcastle's Own Battalion, was killed on May 6. The deceased officer, who was 23 years of age. Was employed at Aberdare colliery prior to enlistment, and left on active service on May 1, 1916." - Newcastle Morning Herald 20 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"THE LATE LIEUTENANT GLOSSOP, M.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Glossop, of Rawson-street, Aberdare, have received several letters from France, relative to the death of their son, Lieutenant H. Glossop. Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Goddard, C.O. 35th Battalion, writes:
"Will you please let this convey my deep sympathy with you in the great loss you have suffered by the death in action of your gallant son. Lieutenant W. H. Glossop, M.M. The battalion was attacking an enemy position, and your son was leading his platoon, which gained their objective in a brilliant manner. Lieutenant Glossop had arrived at the enemy's trench, and was directing his men, when he was killed instantly by a bullet passing through his heart. His body was brought back and buried in the military cemetery at Heilly, the regimental chaplain conducting the service. I have hesitated at paining you with these details, but feel you would wish to know them. All in the regiment mourn with you in their loss of a brave and loved comrade. He had been such a fine soldier, possessed of a courage that had earned him the admiration of all. He was decorated with the Military Medal for conspicuous bravery, and I recommended him for his commission for his courage and fine service."
Captain-Chaplain J. E. Norman, of the 35th Battalion, writes:-
"I feel his loss personally as I know him well, and I trust and pray that God will give you comfort and strength to bear your loss. You have at least the satisfaction of knowing that he did his duty nobly, and that he fell leading his platoon, in fact he was leaping over a German trench, when he was shot by a Hun officer, and must have died instantly." - from the Newcastle Morning Herald 20 Jul 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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