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Well found Dave - I had assumed his paperwork had "died" with him - doh!

CWGC gives a succinct version of his life but they have missed his service in the SAC! They do provide a mugshot.

www.cwgc.org/stories/stories/conductor-horace-henry-glasock-vc/

This from FindaGrave (photo by Colyn Brookes)

Thank you for the support. There are many aspects that are unclear regarding Glasock as most of the focus has been on his VC action with little other information being available. As an example, he stated during an interview that he was born in Dublin and had served for three years in Q Battery as a young teenager. This contradicts, for example, the Ashcroft collection that states he was born in Islington. I discovered the SAC part purely by accident when I eventually found the SAC Coronation Medal roll. Any additional support is welcome and I will post my final draft regarding Glasock to this excellent forum.

Will,

Further proof he served in the SAC - Reading Mercury 11 January 1902 - this syndicated article appeared in several other newspapers.



His death in 1916 received next to no coverage in the British press and this is the only article I could find in the Army & Navy Gazette 23 December 1916:



However he was still being named in other papers during WW1 regarding the nature of his awarding of the VC as it appears to have been considered it set a precedent.

Regards, David.

Hi David, thank you very much. I will keep digging and will post my findings on the forum.

Additional thoughts and observations .

With regard to Horace being born in Dublin?
I couldn't find a Dublin connection. On further research, it is looking like Islington, Middlesex is the correct birth address.

His attestation papers record his father as being Henry and his mother as Lucy. I have a feeling that Horaces birth mother may have been Blanche Mary Anne Glasscock. The surname has been recorded through the years as Glasock, Glassock and Glasscock. Blanche died in 1879 possibly due to pregnancy complications. However, the 1891 census has Horace living with his father Henry and Lucy who may have been his stepmother? ( Note :- This information is based purely on my thoughts and further research would be prudent.)

When Horace attested to the Royal Horse Artillery he declared that he had also served in the 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Purchased).

After his convalescence in England, he returns to South Africa.
Where he marries Minnie Louise Durrant. The wedding took place at Bloemfontein in June 1902. Horace was aged 23.

On closer examination of the attestation papers there is some additional writing in red which clarifies Horaces time served with the South African Constabulary.
See attached document.

Thanks Dave,

The reference to Dublin was in a newspaper article after an interview with Glascock. Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951), Friday 16 November 1900. "HOW A VC WAS WON. Driver Horace Glascock of the Royal Horse Artillery, is one of the latest Victoria Cross heroes, which was awarded in connection with a remarkable exhibition of bravery on the part of 'Q' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, at Sanna's Post. Glascock is only 20, and says lie is the youngest driver in the R.H.A., as well as the only driver in the regiment who is a V.C. He was born in-Dublin, and comes of a fighting stock."

Dave could you please confirm his dates of enlistment in the 4th Battalion of the Middelsex Regiment and then in the Royal Horse Artillery?