Alan Thomas GORDON

Regimental number24/1056
AddressEast Tamaki, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Angus W Gordon, East Tamaki, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 25 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 31), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Angus and Gertrude Gordon, Mount Eden. Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB