Regimental number | 999 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 21 Renwick Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.25" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Gordon, 21 Renwick Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 28th Bn, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Ernest Sylvester Gordon on NR |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Morvada', 4 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left shoulder), Sydney, 23 March 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GORDON Ernest Silvester |