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GORDON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1090 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wolumla New South Wales, 26 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Tempe, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 22 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial. Part III, Index No. M.R.26., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1090, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1090, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1090, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in Action at the Dardanelles. 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Unit F, Company 1 | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1090, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to instep. 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade, Unit F, Company 1. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11th August, next of kin advised 18th August. | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1090, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sergeant Gordon’s Party was digging latrines, according to Percy Smythe’s WW1 Diary (Podcast). | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1090, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1090 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 |
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