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GORDON, Malcolm Mackintosh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6864, S74993 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Maylands, South Australia, 27 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes (coronary), Cadell, South Australia, 25 July 1969, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cadell Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, North Adelaide St Peters Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6864, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6864, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6864, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Ambulance, Transferred from 8th Field Ambulance to 15th Field Ambulance on 24th February 1916 | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant graduating from Battalion School Oxford | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Promoted 1st Lieutenant on 1st. February 1918 | |
| 15 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Lieutenant, S74993, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Cadell, South Australia | |
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| 21 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S74993 | |
| 22 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, S74993, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
| 3 May 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, S74993, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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