
| Regimental number | 792 |
| Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Maggie Glasscock, 3 Wolseley Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 5 months in the Royal Australian Navy; discharged as medically unfit. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Melbourne 3 February 1915. Admitted to Base Isolation Hospital, Abbassia, 26 June 1915 (gonorrhoea). Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1915 (venereal). Medical report, Melbourne, 30 November 1915: 'Was bitten by a scorpion before leaving for Egypt. Was treated on the boat & while in Egypt was operated on ... The discharge has never cleared up ... chronic sinusitis.' Discharged, Melbourne, 13 January 1916. Re-enlisted, 20 December 1916, as 3306 Pte, 7th Light Horse Regiment. Admitted to Milsons Island Hospital, 25 January 1917 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); discharged from hospital, free of venereal disease, 12 March 1917. Deserted (absent without leave), 21 March 1917; reported himself to Darlinghurst Detention Barracks, 16 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: not due to misconduct), 25 July 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GLASSCOCK John |