DARLING, Gordon Joseph Francis
| Service Numbers: | 38200, T15277 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Norwood, SA, 15 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Whitefoord, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hahndorf College, Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist |
| Died: | 14 March 1959, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Oatlands Uniting Church Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Oatlands Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 38200, Field Artillery Brigades, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 38200, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 38200, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 16 May 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, T15277 | |
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| 16 May 1942: | Enlisted York Plains, TAS | |
| 10 Jan 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph and Alice Francis DARLING, of Stonehenge, Whitefoord, Tas.
Gordon's father was a Sports Store Proprietor at Gawler Place Adelaide and was a renowned cricketer and later became a pastoralist and MP in Tasmania.
After schooling at Hanhdorf and Prince Alfred College, Gordon Darling did a fram management and woolclassing to his father's Midlands pastoral property "Stonehenge" near Oatlands. Following World War I service, Gordon settled on part of his father's land which he named 'Dalmeny Park' and married Doris Burbury. Her Grandfather Thomas burby, had been transported to tasmania apparently for taking part in the entire destruction of Coventry's first steam-powered factory in November 1831. Gordon had a flair for woolclassing, which he performed on his own and on his brothers' properties. He also took great pride in his extensive collection of British Empire stamps. For many years he was a member of the Oatlands District Council.
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