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100: 79: 435:. The severity of the sentences caused a political uproar, and he was attacked in the federal parliament. He was defended by the acting Navy Minister, but the affair may have contributed to his failure to be appointed Australian Naval Representative in London, a post for which he was recommended by the Naval Board. He reverted to the RN in October 1920, and after a short period as coast guard captain at Queenstown, Ireland, was promoted 427:
On 9 February 1917, he was relieved by Captain JS Dumaresq and sailed for Australia to take up the three-year appointment of Captain-in-Charge of Naval Establishments, Sydney. Glossop was promoted to commodore 2nd class on 1 March 1919 and in June presided over the controversial court-martial of
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in June 1911. Officially reported by the Australian Naval Representative in London as being "anxious to command a ship of the RAN" and "in entire sympathy with the Australian Navy movement", he was given command of a new light cruiser, the
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Passing out of HMS Britannia in 1887, he served for a short time in the Channel Fleet. His lifelong association with Australia began in 1888 when he arrived as a
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in a one-on-one engagement and forcing her to ground herself. Glossop gave a detailed account of the fight to the Australian war correspondent
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in June 1904, he was appointed Drafting Commander at the Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham. He returned to Australia in 1909 in command of
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officer best known for captaining the Australian cruiser
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in 1893, he specialised in navigation, returning to the
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sailed for Australia in company with the new flagship,
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on 20 November 1921 and retired next day. He became a
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Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
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John Glossop (rugby league)
Twickenham, Middlesex
Weymouth, Dorset
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Vice Admiral
HMAS Sydney
HMS Prometheus
HMS Lizard
First World War
Asian and Pacific theatre
Battle of Bita Paka
Battle of Cocos
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of the Rising Sun
Legion of Honour
Vice Admiral
CB
Royal Navy
HMAS Sydney
Battle of Cocos
SMS Emden
Midshipman
HMS Orlando (1886)
HMS Calliope (1884)
Calypso-class corvette
HMS Egeria (1873)
Fantome class
sub lieutenant

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