John Glossop

John Collings Taswell Glossop CB
Born	23 October 1871 Twickenham, Middlesex
Died	23 December 1934(1934-12-23) (aged 63) Weymouth, Dorset
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1884–1921
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMAS Sydney (1913–17) HMS Prometheus (1908–11) HMS Lizard (1902–04)
Battles/wars	First World War Asian and Pacific theatre Battle of Bita Paka Battle of Cocos
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Legion of Honour (France)

First World War

Vice Admiral John Collings Taswell Glossop, CB (23 October 1871 – 23 December 1934) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for captaining the Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney during the Battle of Cocos in which the German cruiser SMS Emden was sunk.

Glossop joined the Royal Navy. By then a Lieutenant, he was on 21 May 1902 posted to the screw gunboat HMS Lizard, serving at the Australia Station.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1915 New Year Honours.

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