Hector McCalum GORDON

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Service Number:	2175
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1881
Home Town:	Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales
Occupation:	Well and Tank Sinking Contractor
Died:	Cardiac Failure & Cancer, Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1940, aged 59 years
Cemetery:	Hillston Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:	Hillston Memorial Park Gates

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4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2175, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2175, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
2 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, 2175, 56th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action. Gun shot wound to hand & thigh
25 Apr 1918:	Wounded Private, 2175, Wounded in action, 2nd occasion
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 2175, Returned to Australia 2.6.1919 and discharged 4.9.1919, exactly 3 years to the day served.

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