ORIGINAL AVENUE OF HONOUR NAME PLATE C.1929
Service number 6270
Richard was wounded in action on the 30th September 1917. He had a severe shrapnel wound to his right forearm. Returned to Australia on the 10thJanuary 1918. Discharged on the 29thAugust 1918.
Richard returned to the district of Beaconsfield. He remained a farmer in Beaconsfield and Berwick Road, Harkaway. He never married.
The Argus (22nd November 1946)
“Gordon – On November 21st, at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Richard Stewart, loved son of the late Samuel and Marianne Gordon, dearly loved brother of Annie and Grace, brother-in-law of Joseph Curtis, late 1st AIF.”
Died on the 21stNovember 1946.
Buried November 1946 at Old Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria.
| Name | GORDON, Richard Samuel Stewart |
| Service Number | 6270 |
| Rank | Private |
| Roll | 14 Infantry Battalion 13-23 Reinforcements (December 1915-November 1916) |
| Conflict | First World War 1914-1918 |
| Embarked | 7thSeptember 1916 |
| City | Melbourne |
| Ship | HMAT Port Sydney A15 |
| Age | 37 years |
| Birth Place | About 1880, Hamilton, Victoria |
| Father | Samuel Gordon, Rokeby, Victoria |
| Mother | Annie (Crayford) Gordon |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Residence | Neerim South, Victoria |
| Enlisted | 20thMarch 1916 |
| Height | 5 feet, 7½ inches |
| Complexion | Fair; Eyes- Unknown; Hair- Brown |