James (Little Snowy) GORDON

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GORDON, James

Other Name:	Gordon, John James - Birth Records
Service Number:	1130
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1900
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Yardsman
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 15 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1130, Depot Battalion (AIF), Seymour, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1130, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
7 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1130, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
16 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1130, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1130, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1130, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

WW1

The information provided has been published (2019) in the book "The Lost Boys" written by Paul BNyrnes. Details of this soldier and his brother are written in the pages 146 to 161. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget

Submitted 14 October 2022 by Maxwell HILL

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

John James Gordon - One of the Youngest Australian Casualties of WW1

John James Gordon served as Private James Gordon, aged 14 years old at the time of enlistment. He changed his name to avoid being discovered at the recruitment office. Private Gordon would be the youngest Killed In Action at Fromelles and the fourth youngest Killed In Action during the war, at 15 years old.

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