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GORDON, Russell Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9151 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fairfield,New South Wales, Australia, 28 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, 28 September 1956, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Fairfield Uniting Church WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 9151, 1st Dermatological Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 9151, 1st Dermatological Hospital, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 24 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 9151, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Trones Wood, France - HE shell wounds to head, jaw, neck and right leg. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 9151, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Glencorse Wood, Belgium, GSW right thigh | |
| 12 May 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 9151, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HT Ruahine, London for return to Australia medically unfit - arriving 5 July 1918. | |
| 4 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 9151, 53rd Infantry Battalion |
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