Thomas William Glasgow
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Major General The Honourable Sir William Glasgow KCB, CMG, DSO, VD |
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Portrait of Major General Sir William Glasgow
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| Australian High Commissioner to Canada | |
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In office 24 December 1939 – 1945 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Stirling |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 2 April 1927 – 22 October 1929 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Neville Howse |
| Succeeded by | Albert Green |
| Minister for Home and Territories | |
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In office 18 June 1926 – 2 April 1927 |
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| Preceded by | George Pearce |
| Succeeded by | Charles Marr |
| Senator for Queensland | |
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In office 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1932 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 June 1876 Tiaro, Queensland |
| Died | 4 July 1955 (aged 79) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Political party | Nationalist Party of Australia |
| Profession | Army officer |
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| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1897–c.1920s |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands |
4th Division (1921) 1st Division (1918–19) 13th Brigade (1916–18) 2nd Light Horse Regiment (1915–16) |
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (10) Légion d'Honneur (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) |
Second Boer War
First World War
Major General Sir Thomas William Glasgow KCB, CMG, DSO, VD (6 June 1876 – 4 July 1955) was a senior Australian Army officer and politician. Glasgow rose to prominence during the First World War as a brigade and later divisional commander on the Western Front. Post-war, he was elected to the Australian Senate, representing Queensland as a Nationalist Party member from 1919 to 1931, before appointment as Australian High Commissioner to Canada.
William Glasgow was born at Tiaro, near Maryborough, Queensland, on 6 June 1876, the fourth child an Ulster Scots farmer. He was educated at One Mile State School in Gympie, Queensland, and Maryborough Grammar School. After leaving school he went to work as a junior clerk in the office of a mining company in Gympie. Later he worked as a clerk in the Queensland National Bank in Gympie.
Glasgow joined the Wide Bay Regiment, Queensland Mounted Infantry while still a teenager, and with nineteen others he travelled to London in 1897 to represent Queensland at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Glasgow volunteered for service in South Africa and served as a lieutenant in the 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry Contingent. He participated in the relief of Kimberley, the capture of Cronje's laager on the Modder, and the occupation of Bloemfontein. On 16 April 1901 he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
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