{"id":1084,"date":"2018-01-30T19:30:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T05:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2020-04-25T18:48:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T04:48:53","slug":"gordon-richard-samuel-stewart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/gordon-richard-samuel-stewart\/","title":{"rendered":"GORDON Richard Samuel Stewart"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading]\n

GORDON Richard Samuel Stewart<\/h2>\n[\/heading][vc_column_text]\n

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ORIGINAL AVENUE OF HONOUR NAME PLATE C.1929<\/h5>\n
Service number 6270<\/h5>\n

Richard was wounded in action on the 30th<\/sup> September 1917. He had a severe shrapnel wound to his right forearm. Returned to Australia on the 10th<\/sup>January 1918. Discharged on the 29th<\/sup>August 1918.<\/p>\n

Richard returned to the district of Beaconsfield. He remained a farmer in Beaconsfield and Berwick Road, Harkaway. He never married.<\/p>\n

The Argus<\/strong> (22nd<\/sup> November 1946)<\/p>\n

“Gordon – On November 21st<\/sup>, 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<\/sup> AIF.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Died on the 21st<\/sup>November 1946.<\/p>\n

Buried November 1946 at Old Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nGORDON, Richard Samuel Stewart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n6270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nPrivate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roll<\/strong><\/td>\n14 Infantry Battalion 13-23 Reinforcements (December 1915-November 1916)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\nFirst World War 1914-1918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Embarked<\/strong><\/td>\n7th<\/sup>September 1916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
City<\/strong><\/td>\nMelbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ship<\/strong><\/td>\nHMAT Port Sydney A15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age<\/strong><\/td>\n37 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birth Place<\/strong><\/td>\nAbout 1880, Hamilton, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Father<\/strong><\/td>\nSamuel Gordon, Rokeby, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mother<\/strong><\/td>\nAnnie (Crayford) Gordon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Religion<\/strong><\/td>\nChurch of England<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\nFarmer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Residence<\/strong><\/td>\nNeerim South, Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enlisted<\/strong><\/td>\n20th<\/sup>March 1916<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Height<\/strong><\/td>\n5 feet, 7\u00bd inches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Complexion<\/strong><\/td>\nFair; Eyes- Unknown; Hair- Brown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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