GORDON, Robert James
Service Numbers: | 4016, 1497 |
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Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, St Kilda, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
Born: | Heathcote, Vic., 15 December 1878 |
Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Footscray State School |
Occupation: | Blacksmith / Striker Victorian Railways |
Died: | At home, 15 Vine Street, Moonee Ponds, Vic., 31 August 1950, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4016, 24th Infantry Battalion, St Kilda, Vic. | |
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8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4016, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4016, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
9 Sep 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1497, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps, Melbourne, Vic. | |
2 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 1497, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Melusia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
2 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 1497, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Melusia, Sydney |
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Son of late James and Mary GORDON
Husband of Mary Louisa GORDON, Williamstown Road, Footscray, Vic.
GORDON. -On August 31, at his resi dence, 15 Vine street, Moonee Ponds, Robert James, beloved husband of Winnie, loving father of Harold, Isabella (Mrs. Ryans), Thomas (deceased), William, Charles (deceased), May (Mrs. Moyes), George, Frederick (deceased), and Mabel (Mrs. Bennett), and 22 grandchildren, aged 71 years. (Late of Victorian Railways.)