Brig Gen
Charles William Eric Gordon
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1878 |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Brigadier General |
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Service number: / |
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Units: — Cdg. 123rd Infantry Brigade, General Staff (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/07/1917 |
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Place of death: Spoil Bank, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 39 |
Cemetery
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Reninghelst New Military Cemetery Plot: 3 Row: D Grave: 16 |
Distinctions and medals 1
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Mentioned in Despatches Honourable mentioning |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of death (approximate) |
Connection to other soldiers 1
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Colonel W. Gordon
Father |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/152683 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=de2feac7-c0ad-4c96-82e0-2e0a5af4d9c7 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1389038 |