GLOSSOP, Sydney Clarence
| Service Number: | S/4505 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Merrylands, NSW, 23 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sunda Strait, Netherlands East Indies, 1 March 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Haymarket Rozelle Railways and Tramways Stores Branch WW2 Honour Roll, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, S/4505, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
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| 30 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, S/4505 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Glossop enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 30 August 1940. Following training at HMAS Cerberus he was transferred to the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth. On the night of 28 February 1942, the Perth, together with the USS Houston, encountered a large Japanese force near Batavia (now Jakarta). By chance, the two cruisers had met the Japanese invasion force assigned to western Java. A fierce five hour fight ensued until, out-numbered and out-gunned, HMAS Perth was sunk at about 12.25 am on 1 March after being struck by five torpedoes and a number of shells. The Houston, still fighting but ablaze, was also hit by torpedoes and sank shortly afterwards. Of the Perth's company of 686, only 218 survived and were taken Prisoner of War; the remainder were killed during, or soon after the action, including Able Seaman Glossop.
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