James Andrew GORDON

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Service Number:	2852
Enlisted:	18 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Plaistow, England, 1892
Home Town:	Broadford, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 6 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broadford Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Broadford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Broadford War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

18 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2852, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2852, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2852, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 26th Battalion to the 12th Battalion at Zeitoun Railhead
6 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 2852, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2852 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-06

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Son of Robert and Isabella Gordon of 16 Newman Road, Plaistow, Weatham, England; brother of Maggie Gordon

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal