The captain was by now in charge of Garden Island in Sydney. He was the fifth son of the Late Reverend GGP Glossop and Mrs Glossop of Campden Hill Court, Kensington, in London.

Miss Ethel McPhillamy married the captain at her parent's home Blair Athol in upper Keppel Street. Glossop was the commander of HMAS Sydney when it sank the German light cruiser SMS Emden at Cocas Island on November 9, 1914.

Allison Ethel was the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs John McPhillamy with the wedding service held on a Saturday afternoon at All Saints' Cathedral in brilliant sunshine. His bride was described as one of the fairest society girls in Bathurst.

Long before the appointed hour of 2pm for the ceremony, the Cathedral was packed almost to the overflow with a very interested crowd.

The centre aisles were reserved for the special relatives and friends of the bridal pair, a silver card defining the seats so set apart, and Mr Willman one of the wardens of the church acting as usher. Mrs Brooke-Moore and her daughter were responsible for the floral decorations.

The bride was not attended by a maid of honour, her best girlfriend, Miss Queenie Lindsay performed any little service needed by her. Mrs McPhillamy, mother of the bride, entered the church just before the bride.

Lohengin's Bridal March was played on the organ as the bride and her father entered the church and went down the aisle to the chancel steps, where she was joined by the bridegroom.

The bride, a graceful stately girl, looked for all the world like a fairy princess in her exquisite bridal robe of almost extreme simplicity. It was fashioned out of white tulle over charmeuse.

At its base it had a double band of embroidery, whilst higher up, but well below the waistline a broad band of gold satin ribbon was arranged in sash effect, this note of colour being introduced as it is the naval colour of the bridegroom, the bodice was shaped in 'evening' and fell in soft folds, adorned with tiny buttons.

An embossed tulle veil arranged in cap fashion and held in position by a chaplet of orange blossoms, almost covered the bridal frock. In her gloveless hands she carried a huge sheaf of white lillies and roses to complete an ideal bridal array.

The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev Stephen O'Breznan Ball, a very old friend of the bride's, assisted by the Rev Canon Wilton, sub-dean of All Saints' Cathedral.

During wartime, military regulations do not permit of the officers wearing full uniform so the bridegroom wore undress naval uniform, as did his best man Mr Robin Massey from Sydney, nephew of Sir TA Dibbs.

Later, Captain and Mrs Glossop left for the first part of their honeymoon trip as they proceeded to Mount Victoria by motor, later they visited Tasmania. The bride's going away frock was a cornflower blue gabardine coat and skirt enhanced with much stitching and hat to match.

Captain Glossop's reputation was well known in Bathurst as Bathurstians followed the German cruiser Emden saga under Captain von Muller as they were the terror of the seas, riding in the Indian Ocean, sinking Allied ships, bombarding strategical outposts and evading every Allied ship of war which sought to end her career.

Captain John Glossop earned world fame for himself and his warship. Troop transports containing the first of the Australian Expeditionary Force, including my uncle Light Horseman Les Moorehead were being transported to Gallipoli and the Middle East, convoyed by HMAS Sydney'and a Japanese cruiser. Being near Cocas Island the Sydney was detailed to investigate.

HMAS Sydney outclassed the Emden from the first, but for almost two hours they fought and then the Emden was run hard on a reef.