| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Murchison |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 028661 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Monro, Ronald Keith Monro, Ronald Keith |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Murchison |
| Date made | January 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of V5960 Major (Maj) Rothwell Alexander Gordon MC, 23rd Australian Garrison ...
Description
Informal portrait of V5960 Major (Maj) Rothwell Alexander Gordon MC, 23rd Australian Garrison Battalion, No. 13 Prisoner of War Group. Maj Gordon, originally of Essendon, Vic, served during the First World War with the 23rd Battalion. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) on 1 July 1916 for "conspicuous gallantry during operations notably when securing bombs and ammunition which had been buried by shell fire, and when reorganising his defences under trying conditions" at Armentieres, France. Major Gordon enlisted for Second World War service on 27 August 1940. He died of illness on 21 January 1947.