1. Brigadier-General Duncan John Glasfurd was a British Army and later Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in the First World War.
22 Facts About Duncan Glasfurd
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Duncan Glasfurd was mentioned in despatches for his role in evacuating Anzac Cove.
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Duncan Glasfurd was mortally wounded by a German shell at Flers.
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Duncan Glasfurd was educated in Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, England.
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Duncan Glasfurd served as adjutant of the 1st Battalion from 4 May 1898, including during their stay in South Africa during the Second Boer War.
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From April to November 1901, Duncan Glasfurd participated in operations against the Diiriye Guure in Somalia.
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On 24 June 1912, Duncan Glasfurd was seconded to the Australian Army as Director of Military Training, with the rank of captain.
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Duncan Glasfurd was responsible for the program of compulsory training of cadets.
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Duncan Glasfurd was enthusiastic about the task, but dissatisfied with the quality of training being carried out by some of the area officers, whom he regarded as unsuitable for this particular task.
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Duncan Glasfurd was concerned about the volume of clerical work that the area officers were burdened with.
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On 20 September 1913, Duncan Glasfurd was promoted to major in the British and Australian armies.
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When war was declared, Duncan Glasfurd immediately requested permission to rejoin his regiment.
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Duncan Glasfurd landed at Anzac Cove at 5:35 am on 25 April 1915.
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Duncan Glasfurd returned to the beach where he found the senior officer ashore of that brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Harold Elliott.
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Duncan Glasfurd had come ashore a few minutes later than Elliott and the rest of the brigade was not yet ashore.
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Duncan Glasfurd decided to form up units in Shrapnel Gully as they arrived, and started with Elliott's battalion, which he directed to Lone Pine.
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Duncan Glasfurd did not always get along with his superior, Lieutenant Colonel C White, who gathered all the staff functions to himself, leaving Duncan Glasfurd with little to do.
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When White became sick, Duncan Glasfurd took over as GSO1 of the 1st Division.
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White did not return, instead becoming Brigadier General General Staff of ANZAC, and so on 1 October 1915, the appointment became permanent and Duncan Glasfurd was promoted to temporary lieutenant colonel.
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On 1 March 1916, Duncan Glasfurd was appointed commander of the newly formed 12th Infantry Brigade, with the rank of colonel and temporary brigadier general.
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The 12th Brigade moved to France in June 1916 and on 4 July entered the line in the "nursery" sector near Armentieres, where Duncan Glasfurd was slightly wounded on 7 July.
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Duncan Glasfurd was buried in the Heilly Court Cemetery at Mericourt-l'Abbe, France.