Regimental number | 6975 |
Place of birth | Sampsonvale Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Samson Vale, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs I Gordon, Kelvin Grove Road, Newmarket, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Distinguished Conduct Medal Recommendation date: Unspecified Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 27), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen GORDON, Samson Vale, Queensland; husband of Ivy GORDON, arthur Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |