GORDON, Kenneth Stanley
| Service Number: | 1036 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Riverton, South Australia, August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Flinders Park Staff of the South Australian Gas Company Roll of Honour, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1036, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1036, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Medically discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Ignatius' College
Kenneth Stanley Gordon was born in Riverton, South Australia. He was born in approximately August 1890. He was a clerk before enlisting as a soldier in World War One. There was no previous military service record before the war. He had a brother called John Vivian Gordon who also enlisted in the war. Unfortunately, he died during the war in The Battle of Messines. Kenneth and his brother were placed in the 43rd Battalion and the 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery. Also, Kenneth was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his services during the war.
Kenneth enlisted at Adelaide, South Australia on the 17th of February 1916. His unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916 to go to France. Kenneth was initially in the 43rd Battalion but was transferred to the 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery in August 1916 before crossing to France.
After a short while in France, Kenneth was sent to hospital. This seems to have alternately been characterised as mumps, catarrh of the lung, or rheumatism. He spent much time at hospitals in England before the decision was made to send him home to Australia, in July 1917. He was discharged from the AIF on 2 November 1917. There is no exact date of his death.
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