GLASGOW, Keith Leopold Spencer
| Service Number: | NX58001 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 13 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 17 October 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery DD B 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Julia Creek War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX58001 | |
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| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX58001, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Paddington, NSW |
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Son of Carl Frederick Spencer Glasgow and Sarah Maria Glasgow; husband of Winifred Mary Glasgow, of Sydney, New South Wales.
DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORIS
Word has been received here that NX58001 Sergeant Keith Leopold Spencer Glasgow, eldest son of Mr Carl F S Glasgow, of Hensley Hall, Bellevue Hill, Sydney, was killed in action in New Guinea on 17th October.
Sergeant Glasgow, who was aged about 35, was born Narandera, his parents being residents of the town at that time. After returning from the Middle East with the 9th Division, he went to New Guinea.
Besides his father, he is survived by his wife, one brother, Roy, and four sisters, Jean (Mrs Harry Hilder), Barbara (Mrs Guy Manton), Betty and Patricia.
He was a nephew of Mr William Glasgow, Acting Deputy Town Clerk, Narandera.
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