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Name: GLASFURD, Duncan John (Capt. later Brig.-Gen.)
Nee: son of Major General Charles Lamont Glasfurd
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1873 Matheran, India
Death Date: 12 Nov 1916 Flers, France, of wounds, on active service
First Date: 1901
Last Date: 1901
Profession: Military
Area: Kismayu
Married: In Eaglesham 20 Dec 1898 Agness Guinevere Gilmour b. 24 Dec 1877 Marylebone, d. 1933
Children: Charles Eric (28 Nov 1902 Renfrewshire-9 June 1940 on active service, RN); Duncan Angus (28 Feb 1905 Poona -20 Aug 1980 Perth, W. Australia); Colin Divie Peter (12 Aug 1906 Edinburgh-7 June 1941 on active service, Tobruk)
Book Reference: North, Web, Wikipedia
War Service: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
School: Edinburgh and RMC Sandhurst
General Information:
North - Appt. capt. EAP Mil. 19-4-1901; arr Mombasa 8-5-1901; arr. Kismayu 21-5-1901; arr. Mombasa from Kismayu 19-9-1901; end of duty with EAP Mil. dep Mombasa for Nairobi on shooting trip with Lieut. C.V. Baring 24-9-1901; dep. Mombasa for England 2-11-1901
Web - Brigadier-General Duncan John Glasfurd (23 November 1873 - 12 November 1916) was an Australian Army colonel and temporary Brigadier-General in WW1. He was mentioned in despatches for his role in evacuating Anzac. He was mortally wounded by a German shell at Flers.