Philip Kirkland Glazebrook, DSO (24 December 1880 - 7 March 1918) was a British

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 businessman and Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

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 politician.

He was the son of John K. and Cecilia Glazebrook of Twemlow Hall

Twemlow Hall

Twemlow Hall is a country house standing on a former moated site in the parish of Twemlow, Cheshire, England. It dates from the 17th century, and was "much altered" in 1810 for William Bache Booth. It was altered again in 1974. The house is constructed in brick on a stone plinth. It has...

, Holmes Chapel

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, Cheshire

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, and was educated at Eton College

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 and New College, Oxford

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. He was a partner in the firm of Spurrier and Glazebrook Limited, oil merchants, Manchester

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. He held the rank of captain in the Cheshire Yeomanry

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. He was unmarried.

In December 1910 he was chosen as Conservative candidate to contest the constituency of Manchester South

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 at the general election. However, due to an error by his election agent, he arrived at Manchester Town Hall

Manchester Town Hall

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 six minutes after nominations had closed, resulting in the unopposed election of the sitting Liberal

Liberal Party (UK)

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 MP

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, Arthur Haworth.

In February 1912 Haworth was appointed as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, requiring him to seek re-election in a by-election. Glazebrook was the Conservative candidate, and a vigorous campaign was held, with the main issues being woman suffrage, Home Rule

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 and National Insurance

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. Glazebrook managed to unseat Haworth, winning the seat by 579 votes.

With the outbreak of war in 1914, the Cheshire Yeomanry were mobilised, and Glazebrook served in Egypt and Palestine. He advanced to the rank of major, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Service Order

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 in February 1918. The citation read:

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.

In March 1917 the Cheshire Yeomanry were merged with the Shropshire Yeomanry

Shropshire Yeomanry

The Shropshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1795, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an artillery regiment in the Second World War, before being amalgamated with the Shropshire Royal Horse...

 to form an infantry

Infantry

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 unit: the 10th (Shropshire and Cheshire Yeomanry) Battalion, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry). Major Glazebrook was killed in action on 7 March 1918 at Bireh

Al-Bireh

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, near Jerusalem and is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery.

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