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GORDON, Archibald George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 6 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Milton, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Coopers Coy School, London |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Clontarf, Queensland, Australia, 2 October 1950, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 2, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 2, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant Major , 2, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
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| 30 May 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Train, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 30 May 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: Date of embarkation incorrectly recorded as 3 May 1916 on original roll | |
| 30 May 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Divisional Train | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Archibald George Gordon served in bithe the South African (Boer) War and World War 1. His first service was as a Private (Sergeant on mebarkation to Sergeant Major on discharge) S.N. 2, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer War. His second service was as a Lieutenant (promoted to Captain) in the 3rd Divisional Train, AIF, WW1.