Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: Edward Sydney Glasscock

Ancestor's date of birth: 30/09/1884

Ancestor's date of death: 01/01/1947

Cause of Death: Stroke

Service and Life Before the Boer War: A painter from Paddington, NSW. Due to his age he was unable to enlist in NSW so went to South Africa to try his luck.

Service Number: 33099 (in BH) then 8 (in ACH)

Colony or State of enlistment: Not Australia, Place of Enlistment: Port Elizabeth South Africa (second enlistment was in Sydney NSW)

Unit: Brabant's Horse then 'A' Squadron 1ACH

Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: 18/04/1901

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post Boer War service

Murray Page: 168

Contingent: First Australian Commonwealth

Ship: Custodian or Manchester Merchant, Date of Sailing: 16/02/1902

Memorial details: Detail not provided.

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902

Personal Characteristics: 170 cm tall with fair complexion, brown eyes and light brown hair.

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: In South Africa he enlisted in 1 Brabant's Horse as 33099 Tpr Port Elizabeth 18 April 1901. The despatch of 8 July 1901 shows that two squadrons of Brabant's Horse were in May and June, along with a squadron of the 9^th Lancers and three companies of Imperial Yeomanry, operating in the Cradock and Richmond districts, chiefly against Malan's commando. On 28 June the 1^st were heavily engaged near Richmond, and had 2 officers, Captain M Bowker and Lieutenant J R Thompson, and 6 men wounded. On 18 July Captain W J S Rundle and several men were wounded. During the remainder of the war Brabant's Horse were employed in Cape Colony, traversing almost every part of it. He was discharged Capetown 21 October 1901 on completion of service. He returned to Australia on the SS Damascus although his initials were shown as F G. He enlisted in 1ACH as a bugler and his second name was spelt Sidney. 1 ACH service March - May 1902 on Natal border and west Transvaal. on 19 March 1902 by train from Durban to Newcastle and thence to Klerksdorp on 10 April arriving at the later place on the 13th. It joined the column under the command of Col de Lisle which form part of Thornycroft's brigade. This column was inspected by Lord Kitchener on 22 April, who expressed himself pleased with the appearance of men and horses. The column was employed clearing the district north of Klerksdorp and took part in a drive which can commenced on 7 May, moving westward to the Kimberley- Mafeking railway blockhouse line. 251 prisoners including Gen De La Rey's brother, were captured, also 300 horses, hundred and 44 rifles and bandoliers, 6000 rounds of ammunition and a large quantity of stock. Command of the column was then turned over to Colonel Ingouville Williams. The column then returned to Klerksdorp reaching that place on 21 May, the regiment remained here until the declaration of peace when they were ordered to Elandsfontein to prepare for return to Australia. The regiment returned to Australia on the transport Drayton Grange. The service the unit was reckoned to be operations in the western Transvaal and British Bechuanaland April to May 1902. Returned to Australia: 9-13 August 1902 on SS Drayton Grange

Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to civilian life

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Dorothy Grace Swanson, Bateau Bay NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter

Name of Descendant: Kathleen Payne, Croydon NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter

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