Philip Glazebrook
Philip Kirkland Glazebrook | |
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Born | Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom | 24 December 1880
Died | 7 March 1918 Bireh | (aged 37)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1901–1918 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Cheshire Yeomanry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Other work | MP for Manchester South |
Major Philip Kirkland Glazebrook, DSO (24 December 1880 – 7 March 1918) was a British businessman and Conservative politician. He was killed in action in the First World War.
He was the son of John Knowles Glazebrook and Cecilia Anne Esther (née Watson) of Twemlow Hall, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, and was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.[1][2][3] He was a partner in the firm of Spurrier and Glazebrook Limited, oil merchants, Manchester.[2] He held the rank of captain in the Cheshire Yeomanry.[2] He was unmarried.[3]
In December 1910 he was chosen as Conservative candidate to contest the constituency of Manchester South at the general election. However, due to an error by his election agent, he arrived at Manchester Town Hall six minutes after nominations had closed, resulting in the unopposed election of the sitting Liberal MP, Arthur Haworth.[4]
In February 1912 Haworth was appointed as a
With the outbreak of
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When, by the capture of a neighbouring height, the enemy had rendered the position of two companies most precarious because they now came under concentrated machine-gun fire from their left rear, he immediately went to the most threatened spot, and by his courageous bearing and great coolness was responsible for the safe withdrawal of these companies. The unfailing energy and resolution shown by this officer were most noticeable.[8]
In March 1917 the Cheshire Yeomanry were merged with the
References
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Glazebrook, Philip Kirkland". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Fallen Officers: Major Glazebrook M.P.". The Times. 13 March 1918. p. 5.
- ^ a b c "The Declaration". The Times. 6 March 1912. p. 8.
- ^ "Election Agent's Mistake. Manchester Nominations". The Times. 3 December 1910. p. 12.
- ^ "South Manchester Vacancy". The Times. 22 February 1912. p. 7.
- ^ "The Unionist Victory in Manchester". The Times. 7 March 1912. p. 8.
- ^ "No. 30597". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 March 1918. p. 3743.
- ^ "No. 30862". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 1918. p. 9903.
- ^ Chris Baker. "The Cheshire Yeomanry". The British Army of 1914-1918. 1914-1918.net. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ^ "Recording Angel memorial Panel 8". Recording Angel memorial, Westminster Hall. UK Parliament (www.parliament.uk). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "List of names on the Recording Angel memorial, Westminster Hall" (PDF). Recording Angel memorial, Westminster Hall. UK Parliament (www.parliament.uk). Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Glazebrook". Heraldic shields to MPs, First World War. UK Parliament (www.parliament.uk). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "House of Commons War Memorial: Final Volumes Unveiled by The Speaker". The Times. No. 46050. London. 6 February 1932. p. 7.
- ^ Moss-Blundell, Edward Whitaker, ed. (1931). The House of Commons Book of Remembrance 1914–1918. E. Mathews & Marrot.