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â– GORDON, Andrew. No. 35736, Pte., M.T., A.S.C. ; born at Elgin, 7th Jan., 1893 ; joined at
Crystal Palace, London, 10th Oct., 1916 ; served in Egypt and Palestine ; died of wounds at
Nebi Samuel, near Jerusalem, 26th Nov., 1917. Son of James and Jessie Gordon, 23, Greenrig
Street, Uddingston. Occupation, chauffeur.
GORDON, Charles. No. 1039073, Pte., Canadian Railway Corps ; born at Elgin, 6th Dec, 1891 ;
joined at Vancouver, B.C., Sept., 1916 ; served in France. Son of John and Margaret Gordon,
Gordon Cottage, Elgin. Occupation, surveyor.
GORDON, Charles. No. 15161, Pte., 2nd Scots Guards ; born at Cardow, Knockando, 14th
August, 1895 ; joined at Glasgow, 23rd Jan., 1916 ; served in France ; killed, 25th Sept.,
1916. Son of James Gordon, 4, Victoria Terrace, Aberlour-on-Spey, Banffshire. Occupation,
warder.
GORDON, Charles Forbes. Sgt., East African Mounted Rifles ; born at Madras, India, 2nd
Jan., 1884, educated in Morayshire ; joined at Nairobi, B.E. Africa ; served in East Africa ;
contracted malarial fever. Son of William Gordon, Brae Birnie, Elgin, and Jessie Forbes or
Gordon.
GORDON, Charles Lennox. Lieut., 6th Seaforth Highlanders ; born at The Manse, Pluscarden,
Elgin, Jan. 27th, 1886 ; joined at Elgin, 1915 ; served in France ; wounded in head at Ypres,
3rd Oct., 1917, and in the thigh at Cambrai, 12th Oct., 1918. Son of Robert and Mary Gordon,
Pluscardyn, Huntly, Aberdeenshire. Occupation, bank agent.
GORDON, Donald. Pte., Canadian Expeditionary Force ; born at Glasgow, 1897 ; joined at
Winnipeg, Canada, Oct., 1914 ; served in France ; killed in action, April, 1916. Son of
Colin Gordon, Manitoba, Canada, and Jean Robertson or Gordon. Occupation, railwayman.
GORDON, Edward. No. 324112, Pte., Gordon Highlanders ; born at West Middlemuir, Methlick,
Aberdeenshire, 9th Feb., 1880, residing in Morayshire for last year ; joined at Aberdeen, 24th
May, 1916 ; served in France ; taken prisoner of war, 27th May, 1918, at Berrieobeck.
Son of Mrs. M. Gordon, West Middlemuir, Methlick, Aberdeenshire. Occupation, gardener.
GORDON, Findlay. No. 3899, Pte., 9th Seaforths ; born at Elgin, Nov., 1878 ; joined at Forres,
1915 ; served in France ; gunshot wound in head. Son of James Gordon, Elgin, and Jane
Macdonald or Gordon. Occupation, painter.
GORDON, Frank. No. 9275, Pte., Seaforths ; born at The Village, Dallas, 21st Feb., 1891 ;
joined at Fort George ; served in India, France, and Persia ; killed at the Persian Gulf, April
6th, 1916. Son of Frank Gordon and Margaret Stuart or Gordon.
GORDON, Frederick. No. 220061, Pte., 5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ; born at
Elgin, 14th July, 1886 ; joined at Greenock, 18th Jan., 1916 ; served in France ; wounded by
shrapnel in right thigh, August 23rd, 1917, near Ypres. Son of Alexander and Margaret
Gordon, 43, North Street, Bishopmill, Elgin. Occupation, dentist.
GORDON, George. Lieut., London Rifle Brigade ; born at Rothes, Morayshire, Nov. 7th,
1892 ; joined in London, August, 1914 ; served in France ; wounded in left leg, June 7th,
1917 ; awarded Mons Star and Military Medal. Son of R. A. Gordon (deceased) and
Isabella Forbes Gordon, 56, New Street, Rothes, Morayshire. Occupation, clerk.
GORDON, George Roy. No. 266456, Pte., 6th Gordon Highlanders ; born at Mortlach, Banff-
shire, 12th May, 1893, residing in Morayshire prior to enlistment ; joined at Huntly, 29th
Oct., 1915 ; served in France ; wounded, 18th Sept., 1916, and 13th Nov., 1916, at Beaumont
Hamel. Son of James Gordon, 12, Brick Cottages, Craigellachie, and Mary Smith or Gordon.
Occupation, grocer's assistant.
GORDON, George. Lieut., London Scottish and H.L.I. ; born in London, 22nd Jan., 1880;
joined in London, August, 1914 ; served in France ; wounded at Mons ; awarded Mons
Medal. Son of John and Margaret Gordon, Gordon Cottage, Elgin. Occupation, manager
in mercantile office.
GORDON, George. No. 206942, Pte., M.T., A.S.C. ; born at Forres, 29th Sept., 1897 ; joined at
Woolwich, 21st August, 1916 ; served in France. Occupation, motor mechanic.
â– GORDON, Andrew. No. 35736, Pte., M.T., A.S.C. ; born at Elgin, 7th Jan., 1893 ; joined at
Crystal Palace, London, 10th Oct., 1916 ; served in Egypt and Palestine ; died of wounds at
Nebi Samuel, near Jerusalem, 26th Nov., 1917. Son of James and Jessie Gordon, 23, Greenrig
Street, Uddingston. Occupation, chauffeur.
GORDON, Charles. No. 1039073, Pte., Canadian Railway Corps ; born at Elgin, 6th Dec, 1891 ;
joined at Vancouver, B.C., Sept., 1916 ; served in France. Son of John and Margaret Gordon,
Gordon Cottage, Elgin. Occupation, surveyor.
GORDON, Charles. No. 15161, Pte., 2nd Scots Guards ; born at Cardow, Knockando, 14th
August, 1895 ; joined at Glasgow, 23rd Jan., 1916 ; served in France ; killed, 25th Sept.,
1916. Son of James Gordon, 4, Victoria Terrace, Aberlour-on-Spey, Banffshire. Occupation,
warder.
GORDON, Charles Forbes. Sgt., East African Mounted Rifles ; born at Madras, India, 2nd
Jan., 1884, educated in Morayshire ; joined at Nairobi, B.E. Africa ; served in East Africa ;
contracted malarial fever. Son of William Gordon, Brae Birnie, Elgin, and Jessie Forbes or
Gordon.
GORDON, Charles Lennox. Lieut., 6th Seaforth Highlanders ; born at The Manse, Pluscarden,
Elgin, Jan. 27th, 1886 ; joined at Elgin, 1915 ; served in France ; wounded in head at Ypres,
3rd Oct., 1917, and in the thigh at Cambrai, 12th Oct., 1918. Son of Robert and Mary Gordon,
Pluscardyn, Huntly, Aberdeenshire. Occupation, bank agent.
GORDON, Donald. Pte., Canadian Expeditionary Force ; born at Glasgow, 1897 ; joined at
Winnipeg, Canada, Oct., 1914 ; served in France ; killed in action, April, 1916. Son of
Colin Gordon, Manitoba, Canada, and Jean Robertson or Gordon. Occupation, railwayman.
GORDON, Edward. No. 324112, Pte., Gordon Highlanders ; born at West Middlemuir, Methlick,
Aberdeenshire, 9th Feb., 1880, residing in Morayshire for last year ; joined at Aberdeen, 24th
May, 1916 ; served in France ; taken prisoner of war, 27th May, 1918, at Berrieobeck.
Son of Mrs. M. Gordon, West Middlemuir, Methlick, Aberdeenshire. Occupation, gardener.
GORDON, Findlay. No. 3899, Pte., 9th Seaforths ; born at Elgin, Nov., 1878 ; joined at Forres,
1915 ; served in France ; gunshot wound in head. Son of James Gordon, Elgin, and Jane
Macdonald or Gordon. Occupation, painter.
GORDON, Frank. No. 9275, Pte., Seaforths ; born at The Village, Dallas, 21st Feb., 1891 ;
joined at Fort George ; served in India, France, and Persia ; killed at the Persian Gulf, April
6th, 1916. Son of Frank Gordon and Margaret Stuart or Gordon.
GORDON, Frederick. No. 220061, Pte., 5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders ; born at
Elgin, 14th July, 1886 ; joined at Greenock, 18th Jan., 1916 ; served in France ; wounded by
shrapnel in right thigh, August 23rd, 1917, near Ypres. Son of Alexander and Margaret
Gordon, 43, North Street, Bishopmill, Elgin. Occupation, dentist.
GORDON, George. Lieut., London Rifle Brigade ; born at Rothes, Morayshire, Nov. 7th,
1892 ; joined in London, August, 1914 ; served in France ; wounded in left leg, June 7th,
1917 ; awarded Mons Star and Military Medal. Son of R. A. Gordon (deceased) and
Isabella Forbes Gordon, 56, New Street, Rothes, Morayshire. Occupation, clerk.
GORDON, George Roy. No. 266456, Pte., 6th Gordon Highlanders ; born at Mortlach, Banff-
shire, 12th May, 1893, residing in Morayshire prior to enlistment ; joined at Huntly, 29th
Oct., 1915 ; served in France ; wounded, 18th Sept., 1916, and 13th Nov., 1916, at Beaumont
Hamel. Son of James Gordon, 12, Brick Cottages, Craigellachie, and Mary Smith or Gordon.
Occupation, grocer's assistant.
GORDON, George. Lieut., London Scottish and H.L.I. ; born in London, 22nd Jan., 1880;
joined in London, August, 1914 ; served in France ; wounded at Mons ; awarded Mons
Medal. Son of John and Margaret Gordon, Gordon Cottage, Elgin. Occupation, manager
in mercantile office.
GORDON, George. No. 206942, Pte., M.T., A.S.C. ; born at Forres, 29th Sept., 1897 ; joined at
Woolwich, 21st August, 1916 ; served in France. Occupation, motor mechanic.
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| Description | A biographical record of the men and women connected with the county who took part in the Great War. Along with a foreword by William J. McKenzie, who also edited this volume. Issued under direction of a representative committee of the county council and town councils of Morayshire. Illustrated. |
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