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Joseph Matthew Gordon

In memory of:

Private Joseph Matthew Gordon

October 7, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

201803

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

3rd Bn.

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information

Son of George E. Gordon, of Laurel, Ontario. Brother of Private Elmer Gordon, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 416 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. E. 11.

Location:

BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY is situated on the D919 heading south from Arras to Ayette. The Cemetery is on the right hand side of the road, 9 kilometres from Arras, just before a crossroads with the D36 between Ficheux and Boisleux-au-Mont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Jospeh Gordon– Joe Gordon, Toronto 1915. Killed near Cambrai, France 1918

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    Photo of Jospeh Gordon
    Photo of Jospeh Gordon – Joe Gordon, Toronto 1915. Killed near Cambrai, France 1918
  • Brothers– Joe (on right) and brother Anstead (Elmer)Gordon, Toronto 1915. Anstead was killed in 1915, Joe was killed near Cambrai, France 1918. Both were my father's cousins from Laurel,Ontario.

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    Brothers
    Brothers – Joe (on right) and brother Anstead (Elmer)Gordon, Toronto 1915. Anstead was killed in 1915, Joe was killed near Cambrai, France 1918. Both were my father's cousins from Laurel,Ontario.
  • Group photo– Joe Gordon on left with friends in France 1916. Killed in 1918

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    Group photo
    Group photo – Joe Gordon on left with friends in France 1916. Killed in 1918
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Envelope– Front of one of many notes sent home to my grandmother, his aunt - Maggie Gordon, in Grand Valley

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    Envelope
    Envelope – Front of one of many notes sent home to my grandmother, his aunt - Maggie Gordon, in Grand Valley
  • Letter– Back of one of many notes sent home to my grandmother, his aunt - Maggie Gordon, in Grand Valley

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    Letter
    Letter – Back of one of many notes sent home to my grandmother, his aunt - Maggie Gordon, in Grand Valley
  • Letter– Page one of many letters home to my grandmother, his aunt, Maggie Gordon, who virtually raised Joe and his brother Anstead (Elmer). Shows the attitudes prior to going overseas.

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    Letter
    Letter – Page one of many letters home to my grandmother, his aunt, Maggie Gordon, who virtually raised Joe and his brother Anstead (Elmer). Shows the attitudes prior to going overseas.
  • Letter– Page two of many letters home to my grandmother, his aunt, Maggie Gordon, who virtually raised Joe and his brother Anstead (Elmer). Shows the attitudes prior to going overseas.

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    Letter
    Letter – Page two of many letters home to my grandmother, his aunt, Maggie Gordon, who virtually raised Joe and his brother Anstead (Elmer). Shows the attitudes prior to going overseas.
  • Monument– Orangeville (Dufferin County) Ontario War Memorial.

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    Monument
    Monument – Orangeville (Dufferin County) Ontario War Memorial.

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