Robert James GORDON

GORDON, Robert James

    Service Numbers: 4016, 1497
    Enlisted: 23 August 1915, St Kilda, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
    Born: Heathcote, Vic., 15 December 1878
    Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
    Schooling: Footscray State School
    Occupation: Blacksmith / Striker Victorian Railways
    Died: At home, 15 Vine Street, Moonee Ponds, Vic., 31 August 1950, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4016, 24th Infantry Battalion, St Kilda, Vic.
    8 Feb 1916: Involvement Private, 4016, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
    8 Feb 1916: Embarked Private, 4016, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
    9 Sep 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1497, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps, Melbourne, Vic.
    2 Oct 1918: Involvement Private, 1497, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    2 Oct 1918: Embarked Private, 1497, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of late James and Mary GORDON

    Husband of Mary Louisa GORDON, Williamstown Road, Footscray, Vic.

    GORDON. -On August 31, at his resi dence, 15 Vine street, Moonee Ponds, Robert James, beloved husband of Winnie, loving father of Harold, Isabella (Mrs. Ryans), Thomas (deceased), William, Charles  (deceased), May (Mrs. Moyes), George, Frederick (deceased), and Mabel (Mrs. Bennett), and 22 grandchildren, aged 71 years. (Late of Victorian Railways.)

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