Andrew Glass was born in Perth, Scotland, in about 1883 and as a young man served close to seven years in the South African Constabulary. He arrived in Perth with his father, John, in March 1911 and over the next two years were joined in Osborne Park by his mother, Helen, and siblings John, William, David, Isabella and Nellie.
Andrew Glass was employed by Western Australian Government Railways for six months after which he worked as a confectioner. And when Saturday afternoon rolled around he could be found on the football field, playing successive seasons as a forward with Junior League teams Swans and Rangers Glebe before representing Rangers United in Division Two.
In August 1915, Andrew Glass enlisted as a Private with the 16th Battalion. Soon after arriving in France he transferred to what would become the 4th Machine Gun Battalion. Appointed Lance Corporal in April 1916, he was wounded in action four months later, most likely in the fighting around Pozieres and Mouquet Farm.
Andrew Glass spent Christmas 1916 in hospital thanks to a bout of influenza. In the New Year he was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant before taking part in the Battle of Passchendaele. Younger brother David was killed in action in April 1918 while serving in France with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade.
In June 1919, Andrew Glass returned to Perth where he was reunited with Isabella Nichol, with whom he’d had a child in 1914. Together they had three further children while living in Balcatta and Osborne Park.