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GORDON, Louis Clive
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1183 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive engine driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Roll of Honour, Invermay Tasmanian Government Railways Great War Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1183, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1183, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1183, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 18 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1183, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1183 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-18 |
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"...1183 Corporal Louis Clive Gordon, H Company, 15th Battalion, of Hobart, Tas. An engine driver prior to enlistment, he embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 22 December 1914. Gordon was promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) on 1 January 1915 and was killed in action while serving on Gallipoli on 18 May 1915 age 26. His brother, 1415 Lance Corporal Charles Arthur Gordon, 1st Clearing Hospital, returned to Australia on 16 October 1918..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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