Joseph Maria Gordon
Military Person
1856 – 1929
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Who was Joseph Maria Gordon?
Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB, was an officer in the British Army, later holding the position of Commandant of the South Australian Military Forces and serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Gordon subsequently held the position of Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army before commanding a number of reserve formations during the First World War. Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, he was the son of Carlos Pedro Gordon, of Scottish descent, and Elena Maria Prendergast, of Irish descent. He died in 1929.
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- Born
- Mar 18, 1856
Jerez de la Frontera - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Sep 6, 1929
England
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on July 23, 2013
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