Horace Henry Glasock
Driver, 'Q ' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
- Register No.
- 452 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Driver all Drivers →
- Unit
- 'Q ' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery all Royal Horse Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 31 March 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 26th June, 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Born
- 16th October, 1880 at Islington, London
- Died
- 13th February, 1920 in South Africa
- Memorial / grave
- grave in Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa
Digest of citation
On 31st March 1900 at Korn Spruit, South Africa, two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery were ambushed with the loss of most of the baggage column and five guns of the leading battery. When the alarm was given 'Q' battery went into action 1150 yards from the spruit, until the order to retire was received, when the major be run back by hand to a safe place. This most exhausting co-operation was carried out by, among others, Driver Glasock, a sergeant* and a Gunner * and when at last all but one of the guns and one limber had been moved to safety, the battery was reformed. awarded by ballot. See also E J Hornby (reg No. 595) C.E.H. Parker (reg No 962 ) and I. Lodge (reg No. 749)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GLASOCK, Horace Henry. (reg No. 452).
Driver. 'Q ' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery.
London Gazetted on 26th June, 1900.
Born on 16th October, 1880 at Islington, London.
Died on 13th February, 1920 in South Africa.
Memorial at grave in Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa.
Digest of Citation reads: On 31st March 1900 at Korn Spruit, South Africa, two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery were ambushed with the loss of most of the baggage column and five guns of the leading battery. When the alarm was given 'Q' battery went into action 1150 yards from the spruit, until the order to retire was received, when the major * Commanding the battery ordered the guns and their limbers to be run back by hand to a safe place. This most exhausting co-operation was carried out by, among others, Driver Glasock, a sergeant* and a Gunner * and when at last all but one of the guns and one limber had been moved to safety, the battery was reformed.
* Along with Driver Glasock three other Victoria Crosses were awarded by ballot. See also E J Hornby (reg No. 595) C.E.H. Parker (reg No 962 ) and I. Lodge (reg No. 749)
* Commanding the battery ordered the guns and their limbers to
* Along with Driver Glasock three other Victoria Crosses were
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