John Glossop
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John Collings Taswell Glossop (1871-1934) was an English-born naval officer best known for captaining the Australian cruiser during the Battle of Cocos
in which the German cruiser was sunk.
Battle of Cocos
The Battle of Cocos took place on 9 November 1914 during the First World War off the Cocos Islands, in the north east Indian Ocean. The German light cruiser attacked the British cable station on Direction Island and was engaged several hours later by the Australian light cruiser...
in which the German cruiser was sunk.
External Links
- John Glossop at Australian Dictionary of BiographyAustralian Dictionary of BiographyThe Australian Dictionary of Biography is a national, co-operative enterprise, founded and maintained by the Australian National University to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's history....