Hugh McKay GORDON DCM

Badge Number: S22456, Sub Branch: Mt Gambier
S22456

GORDON, Hugh McKay

Service Number: 100
Enlisted: 21 July 1915
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Mount Gambier, SA, 1895
Home Town: Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: 13 July 1984, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Mount Gambier St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor (2)
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 100, 32nd Infantry Battalion
18 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 100, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 100, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in charge of the right mopping up party in a raid. He led the attack on an enemy machine gun, which was destroyed and the personnel of the team killed. At the end of the raid he got his wounded officer and his team safely back to the lines. He showed fine courage and leadership.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 4 March 1919