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Private James Mitchell Gordon

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1896-09-26
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Name of next of kin: Emily Gordon
Relationship of next of kin: Mother
Address of next of kin: 46 Melville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Horse Driver
Occupation (normalized): Other Motor-Vehicle Drivers
Address: 46 Melville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Height: 65 inches
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1918-08-08
Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 769932
Highest Rank: Private (19th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 19th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-03-06 to 1918-08-08
  2. Private 1917-01-06 to 1917-03-06
  3. Private 1916-06-10 to 1917-01-06
  4. Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry 1916-01-03 to 1916-06-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed:

Wounded October 28, 1917 at Passchendaele, KIA at Marcelcave

Images

Death Penny
Death Penny
Toronto newspaper clipping prior to Mr. Gordon being KIA.
Toronto newspaper clipping prior to Mr. Gordon being KIA.
James Gordon
James Gordon

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 576026
LAC ID: 427858
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3649-S008
Uploader's Research notes:

Son of John Gordon and Emily Georgina Gordon (nee Brown); younger brother of Charles Alexander Gordon (Service No. 862958)

180th Battalion Nominal Roll (also shown as James Livingstone Gordon on the 124th Battalion Nominal Roll in error)

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-07-16