Regimental number | 1039 |
Place of birth | Riverton, South Australia |
School | East Adelaide Public School and Muirden College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Railway Parade, Kilkenny, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.9 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Francis Mary Gordon, Railway Parade, West Croydon, South Australia |
Previous military service | Member, 1 year, Elder Smith Company Rifle Club; still a member at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Enlisted 1 March 1916 ... Went into action 24 December. Killed by the bursting of a shell. Missing 24 June 1917. He bore an unblemished character and was deeply mourned.' (details from Francis Mary Gordon, mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemtery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 43), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Frances GORDON, 13 Oxford Street, Hyde Park, South Australia. Native of Riverton, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1036 Pte Kenneth Stanley GORDON, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 9 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 24 July 1916. Transferred to 11th Light trench Mortar Battery, 23 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. Found guilty, 8 February 1917, of when on Active Service being out of billet after 9 pm: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Detached to Anti-Gas School, 16 April 1917; rejoined unit, 23 April 1917. Killed in action, 24 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GORDON John Vivian |