JORDAN, Alfred Gordon
| Service Number: | 1533 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Launceston, Tas., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Launceston General Hosptial, Launceston, Tas., 15 August 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental, Section B, 159 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1533, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 28 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1533, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 28 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1533, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred T JORDAN
Of Deloraine, Tas.
FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT HORSE
MAN.
LAUNCESTON, Sunday. - Mr. Alfred ("Gordon") Jordan, a former successful lightweight jockey in Tasmania, died at the Launceston General Hospital yesterday at the age of 40 years. The late Mr. Jordan was the second son of Mr. Alfred Jordan, the Hobart racehorse trainer. He served with the 3rd Light Horse, A.I.F., in the Great War. Many years ago he was involved in a serious accident at Mowbray, when his mount collided with a wooden arm during a preliminary gallop. He looked after Baanya when that horse was trained by his father during the time Baanya was so successful in Melbourne. His brother, Mr. L. Jordan, is a trainer at Launceston.
After his return from the war he worked for the Postal Department as a letter carrier, but he did not have good health. In his last illness he was in hospital for about a fortnight. The funeral to Carr Villa will take place this afternoon.
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