John Richard Donovan Glascott

John Richard Donovan Glascott CIE (10 June 1877 - 6 April 1938) was Chief Engineer of the Burma Railways, later first Agent to the Burma Railways, Port Commissioner for Burma and a Member of the Legislative Council of Burma.[1][2][3][4] He was also an accomplished sportsman who, in his youth, played rugby for the East Midlands, Bedford and the Barbarians and would in later life play cricket for Burma.[5] He also served as Commander of the Burma Railways Auxiliary Force.[5]

Early life

Glascott was born on 10 June 1877 in Nuddea, Bengal, India.[6] He was the son of George Annesley Glascott and Charlotte Ellen Louisa (nee Meares)[1] and educated in England at Bedford Modern School from 1886 to 1895.[5] Glascott was always interested in railways and contributed to the Model Engineer & Amateur Electrician in 1902 at the age of fifteen.[7] After leaving school, he became Captain of the Bedford Wanderers and later became Captain of the Town Club.[5] Glascott played on several occasions for the East Midlands and the Barbarians.[5]

Career

After school, Glascott joined the Queen’s Engineering Works in Bedford and afterwards gained experience with The Tube and the Great Eastern Railway.[1][5] In 1902 he went to India as an Assistant Engineer to the Bengal Nagpur Railway.[1][5] In 1904 he was appointed an Assistant Engineer in the Burma Railways,[1][5] in 1907 became Signals Engineer and in 1911 became Deputy Chief Engineer of the entire rail network.[1][5] In 1919 he was made Chief Engineer of the Burma Railways.[1][5]

In 1920, Glascott became Agent of the Burma Railways.[1] In 1926 he was made CIE.[8] In 1929, when the Indian Government took control of the Burma Railways, Glascott became first Agent of the Burma State Railways.[1][5][3]

Glascott was also Commander of the Burma Railways Auxiliary Force and played cricket for Burma against Madras and Ceylon.[5] He was reputed to be one of the best billiard players in the country.[5] He retired in 1932.[5]

In 1907, Glascott married Miss O’Reilley Blackwood who survived him.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "GLASCOTT, John Richard Donovan (1877 - 1938)".
  2. ↑ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/14193/page/8/data.pdf
  3. 1 2 "The Railway Magazine".
  4. ↑ "Railway Gazette International".
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Obituary in The Eagle, Bedford Modern School Magazine, Vol. XXI, No.6, July 1938
  6. ↑ The Times of India, 15 June 1877
  7. ↑ "The Model Engineer and Amateur Electrician".
  8. ↑ "The India Office and Burma Office List".


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