| Regimental number | 1363 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Elie Fifeshire, Scotland |
| School | Elie Public School, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Fowler Gordon, Toft Cottage, Elie, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 28), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Christina GORDON, 2 Loft Cottages, Elie, Fife, Scotland |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'At PETILLON on the night of 19th July, 1916, Sergeant GORDON whilst engaged in constructing the communication trench across "NO MAN'S LAND", received orders from Captain SMYTHE, that grenades were urgently required in the forward trenches. Sergeant GORDON immediately took a party and proceeded to head of PINNEY's AVENUE dump, which was under intense shell fire, but failing to find any grenades there, he immediately went down BROMPTON AVENUE to LATES POST, and from there Sergeant GORDON with his party kept up a continuous supply of grenades, carrying two boxes at a time, right up to the occupied trenches. This work he continued to do for some eight hours, through a shell shattered Sap, and also under intense shell fire. Sergeant GORDON was largely instrumental in assisting the men to hold back the Germans while the Brigade retired later on in the morning.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 5 April 1915. Transferred to 4th Bn, Anzac, 18 December 1915. Transferred to 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 19 February 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 19 February 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 13 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, Ferry Post, 13 March 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, 1 April 1916; rejoined Bn, 23 April 1916. Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 12 May 1916. Promoted Sergeant, 26 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Awarded Military Medal, 9 August 1916. Appointed 2nd Lt, 30 August 1916. Detached to 2nd Army School of Instruction, 10 September 1916; rejoined Bn, 8 October 1916. On leave to England, 22 November 1916; rejoined Bn from leave, 7 December 1916. Promoted Lt, 9 February 1917. Detached to Corps Infantry School, 13 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 22 June 1917. On leave to England, 10 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 23 July 1917. Proceeded as Advance Billeting Party, 25 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 30 July 1917. Wounded in action, 24 November 1917 (shrapnel wound, penetrating left lung), and admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 30 November 1917. Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Ebe, Fifeshire, Scotland. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GORDON Thomas Fowler |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
