Wing Commander John Rutherford Gordon

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Service number	159, 250854
Ranks Held	Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Sergeant
Birth Date	1895-06-18
Birth Place	Australia: South Australia, Gilberton
Death Date	1978-12-11
Death Place	Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Daw Park
Final Rank	Wing Commander
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	Australian Flying Corps
Places	Daw Park Gilberton
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1918-06-22 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-27

Rolls

First World War Nominal Roll:

Unit

Australian Flying Corps

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Second Lieutenant
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant
Honours and Awards:

Unit

Australian Flying Corps

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant

London Gazette

22 June 1918 on page 7429 at position 1

Commonwealth Gazette

27 November 1918 on page 2260 at position 4
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Sergeant
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

Australian Flying Corps

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

Australian Flying Corps

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Lieutenant

Timeline

Date of birth	18 June 1895
Date of enlistment	20 August 1914
Date of embarkation	20 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award	1917
Date of embarkation	21 June 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award	02 April 1918
Date returned to Australia	06 May 1919
Date of death	11 December 1978

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