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Captain Walter Leslie Lockhart Gordon

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-09-30
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: W. H. Lockhart Gordon, Father, 221 George St., Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Law Student
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1915-04-23
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10 - 26 - 28

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Captain (2nd Battalion)
Rank detail

Captain, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: 2nd Ypres
Commemoration location: Toronto Memorials: (1) Osgoode Hall Law School War Memorial; (2) All Saints Church Memorial Plaque; (3) Royal Canadian Yacht Club War Memorial.

Images

Capt. Walter L. Lockhart Gordon, 2nd Battalion C.E.F., at Ypres.
Capt. Walter L. Lockhart Gordon, 2nd Battalion C.E.F., at Ypres.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1592554
LAC ID: 422533
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3654-S009
Uploader's Notes:

Son of W. H. Lockhart Gordon and Emily Gordon Gordon, of 221 George St., Toronto.

Please view Captain W. L. L. Gordon's listing on the Canadian Virtual Memorial as there is an extensive photo collection. Link appears on this page.

The Gordon family placed a double memorial plaque for their two sons in All Saints' Church (1872), 315 Dundas Street East, Toronto. This memorial was dedicated to Captain Maitland Lockhart Gordon, Gordon Highlanders, who was killed in action while leading an attack on the German trenches at Bullecourt, France on May 7th, 1917. On the other half of this memorial, the tribute to Captain Walter Leslie Lockhart Gordon reads:

2nd Battalion, First Canadian Divison.
Killed in Action while leading an
attack on the German trenches at
Langemarck, Belgium, 23rd April, 1915.
Aged 24 years.

The names of both brothers also appear on a memorial tablet at All Saints dedicated to parishioners who lost their lives in the war. This tablet was placed near the altar in 1922.

Captain W. L. L. Gordon was educated at the Toronto Church School, Bishop Ridley College, and the Royal Military College. He won the Sword of Honour in his last year. He had qualified for the bar (Osgoode Hall, Toronto) in his last year. His name also appears on the Osgoode Hall War Memorial in Toronto as well as the Royal Canadian Yacht Club War Memorial.

Uploader's Research notes: [Captain Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-12-04