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| Name: |
John Rutherford Gordon |
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| Country: |
Australia |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Australian Flying Corps
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
62 (RFC) |
| Victories: |
15 |
| Born: |
18 June 1895 |
| Place of Birth: |
Gilberton, South Australia |
| Died: |
11 December 1978 |
| Place of Death: |
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Gordon served with the 10th Battalion at Gallipoli and was commissioned on 4 August 1915. After recovering from typhoid, he joined the Australian Flying Corps in 1917 and became an observer after failing to complete pilot training. On 25 December 1917, he was posted to 62 Squadron and sent to France. In 1918, flying Bristol Fighters as William Staton's observer, Gordon was credited with 15 victories before he was ordered back to the Home Establishment for another go at pilot training. He later served in the Royal Australian Air Force and became a Wing Commander during World War II. |
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| Military Cross (MC) |
Lt. John Rutherford Gordon, Aust. F.C., attd. R.F.C.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when, as observer on an offensive patrol, he shot down and destroyed three hostile machines. Previous to this he had shot down two enemy tri-planes, one of which crashed to the ground in flames. He has also effectively and repeatedly scattered massed bodies of enemy troops by accurate shooting from a height of 100 feet. His skill and daring have been of the highest order.
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
21 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DESF) |
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| 2 |
26 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
EA (DES) |
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| 3 |
26 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
EA (DES) |
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| 4 |
26 Mar 1918 |
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62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
EA (OOC) |
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| 5 |
01 Apr 1918 |
1700 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C4619) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Bouchoir |
| 6 |
21 Apr 1918 |
0945 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) 2 |
SE of Estaires |
| 7 |
03 May 1918 |
1130 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C4619) 1 |
Albatros D.V (DES) |
S of Armentières |
| 8 |
03 May 1918 |
1140 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C4619) 1 |
Two-seater (DES) |
SE of Ploegsteert Wood |
| 9 |
22 May 1918 |
0800 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
LVG C (DES) |
N of Laventie |
| 10 |
29 May 1918 |
1915 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
LVG C (OOC) |
Aubigny |
| 11 |
30 May 1918 |
1345 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
Two-seater (OOC) |
Arras-Cambrai |
| 12 |
02 Jun 1918 |
1945 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
Fokker DR.I (DES) |
S of Pozières |
| 13 |
05 Jun 1918 |
1645 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (DESF) |
Douai |
| 14 |
05 Jun 1918 |
1650 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
NW of Douai |
| 15 |
08 Jun 1918 |
1745 |
62 |
Bristol F.2b (C874) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
SE of Bray |
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| 1 |
Pilot William Staton |
| 2 |
Shared with Thomas Purdom & Lt Percival Chambers |
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