| Regimental number | 26/445 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | New Plymouth |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Gordon-Glassford, Levin |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | B Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Lucilla Gordon-Glassford, 'Tawhera', Levin, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 April 1916. Wounded in action, 24 September 1916 (gun shot wound, foot), and admitted to XV Corps Dressing Station; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 September 1916.. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 16 October 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to No 2 Canadian General Hospital, 24 October 1916 (influenza); discharged to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 27 October 1916; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 3 November 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 28 December 1916. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 December 1916 (Scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 29 December 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 3 January 1917. Attached to NZ Wing, 2nd Army Reinforcements Camp, 4 June 1917; rejoined unit, 12 June 1917. Detached to No 2 company, NZ Engineers, 23 July 1917; rejoined unit, 6 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 6 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 17 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 23 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16787413 |