Major General
Sir William Glasgow
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This naturalistic bronze figure depicts one of Queensland’s most distinguished First World War officers. Major General Sir William Glasgow served in Egypt and Gallipoli with the Australian Light Horse Regiment. He also played a major role on the Western Front in France.
On return to Australia at war’s end, he was knighted for his service. Sir William Glasgow died in Brisbane in 1955. The Queensland Club established a memorial fund and commissioned the statue to commemorate this distinguished Queenslander.
This, the last work by Daphne Mayo was installed in 1966. Her depiction of Glasgow is as an officer of the Australian Light Horse, holding a pair of field glasses and gazing reflectively into the distance.
