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Mar 30, 1889
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario to Thomas and Agnes (nee
Sproul) Gordon
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Nov 24, 1914
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Married to Mabel Pearl Armstrong in the St.
Mathews Church, Ottawa, Ontario
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Mar 3, 1916
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Wife Mary died in Ottawa, Ontario
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May 29, 1917
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Attested into the Military District No. 3 Army
Medical Corps Training Depot
Ø Number 2098903
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Agnes Gordon, mother, Winchester, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Plumber
Ø Previous military experience
given as 5 years in the PLDG (Princess Louise Dragoon Guard)
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Queen’s
University Field Ambulance
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Jun 22, 1917
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Embarked the SS Justicia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jul 5, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Westenhanger where he was Taken On Strength of CAMCD (Canadian Army
Medical Corps Depot)
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Sep 18, 1917
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Transferred to the 7th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 30, 1917
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Admitted to the Raven’s Croft Military Hospital
in Seaford with a diagnosis that reads Adenitis, a swelling of the glands in
his groin where surgery was performed to correct the problem
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Oct 14, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 13, Canadian General
Military Hospital in Hastings
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Nov 5, 1917
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A second surgery was performed to drain the
glands
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Dec 17, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 15, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 28, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Mar 29, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 3, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Apr 8, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Gordon joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Wailly, France and
was posted to “C” Company
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Nov 28, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 44 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Centre) with a diagnosis that reads Tonsilitis
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Dec 3, 1918
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Transferred to the casualty clearing centre in
Mons, Belgium
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Dec 7, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 22 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Dec 11, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples, France
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Dec 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 10 Convalescent Depot in
Ecault, France
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Dec 25, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Jan 6, 1919
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in Witley
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Jan 13, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Jan 18, 1919
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Attached to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 19, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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Mar 1, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Mar 4, 1919
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Granted leave until March 17, 1919
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Mar 9, 1919
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While in leave in Cornwall, Ontario, he was
admitted to the Cornwall Hospital with inflamed appendix
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Mar 11, 1919
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Surgery performed to remove his appendix
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Apr 16, 1919
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Transferred to the Queen’s University Military
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads recovery from appendicitis surgery
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Apr 21, 1919
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Transferred to the Sir Sandford Fleming
Convalescent Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario
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May 8, 1919
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Discharge to duty from hospital
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May 20, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 184665
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 246 Carruthers Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 246 Carruthers Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
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Jan 24, 1924
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Entered the USA at Detroit Michigan
Interestingly, he listed his wife as Edith Gordon
in Ottawa, Ontario, and he was going to visit his friend, Edith Blythe in
Detroit. He was married to Edith
Blythe 5 years later
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Jul 31, 1929
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Married to Edith Blythe (nee Cook) in Lucas,
Ohio, USA
He later married Margaret Tessmer
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Nov 16, 1963
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Robert Stanley Gordon died in Mount Clemens,
Malcomb County, Michigan, USA and was buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery,
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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