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Aubrey Ernest GORDON

Regimental number1657
Place of birthLyndhurst New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLyndhurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, Mr Thomas Gordon, Lyndhurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 24), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Clara GORDON, Wattle Hill, Lyndhurst, New south Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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