Gordon enlisted on 30 May 1940 and was an original member of the unit, embarking aboard SS "Zealandia" on 8 Dec 1941 for Timor as a Sergeant in No 7 Section, "A" Platoon.
Gordon was killed in action, 20 Feb 1942, when the ration truck was caught in an ambush, during the first landing of the Japanese on Timor. He is commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial, Panel 3.
He was entitled to the 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal and Australian Service Medal 1939-45, pictured below.
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