Date of birth | |
Place of birth | India |
School | Inverness Academy |
Other training | Sandhurst Military College |
Age on arrival in Australia | 39 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Master E Glasfurd, Geelong Grammar School, Corio, Victoria |
Previous military service | A and I Staff; Served as Commissioned Officer, Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders; Director of Training, Australian Commonwealth. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | MAJ (G.S.O., 2nd Grade) |
Unit name | Head Quarters 1st Australian Division |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 1/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on |
Date of embarkation incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as 22 October 1914. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Brigadier-General |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Headquarters |
Promotions |
Major Unit: INF12 Bde Promotion date: Temporary LTCOL Unit: INF12 Bde Promotion date: Colonel Unit: INF12 Bde Promotion date: Temporary BGEN |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4th Supplement, No 29664 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 176 (30 November 1916). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 43 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 43 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 17), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Major General Charles and Jane GLASFURD. Native of Edinburgh, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |