Lieutenant John Aaron Gordon was a valued member of The Canadian Grenadier Guards who served with the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) CEF during WW1 as part of the Trench Mortar Battery team prior to being commissioned as a Flying Officer and earning his commission as a Lieutenant with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918.
He went missing in action on 12 August 1918, and is presumed to have died flying a DeHavilland SE.5 Fighter biplane and was shot down over German Territory during the battle of Amiens.
Military Bio:
GORDON, JOHN AARON – Lieutenant (1896-1918) Pte Div Cyc Dept / Pte. 87th Bn. (CGG) / Lt. RFC
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
b. 29 Dec. 1896, Wallaceburg, ON, CA d. 12 Aug. 1918, Asevilliers, France – Student – Anglican – 5ft. 10in, Dark Hair Hazel Eyes
Pre-1915 – Served with 24th Regiment (Kent) for 2 months as a Private
1915 – 4 December - enlisted with 4th Divisional Cyclist Depot CEF as Private (Svc# 541064)
1916 - 26 April – Sailed to UK aboard SS Olympic
**originally posted to 102nd Battalion CEF (BC) however transferred to 87th Bn. CGG due to father being from Montreal, PQ
1916 – 13 July – Posted to 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) CEF as Private (7 months 18 days)
1916 – 25 July – Attached to 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade Trench Mortar Battery (87th Bn. CGG)
1916 – 2 September – Wounded in Action (Scalp injury due to Shrapnel or enemy gunfire)
1917 – 28 February – Struck off strength from 87th Battalion (CGG) and transferred to the UK and to be granted Commission with British Columbia Regiment Deport (BCRD)
1917 – 19 July – Commissioned as Lieutenant
1917 – 9 October – Seconded to RFC for Pilot Office Training
1918 – 12 April- Qualified to Flying Officer training with Avro Sopwith Scout and DeHavilland VI SE.5 aircraft
1918 – 22 May – Posted to 41 squadron RAF (A ground attack and Fighter Squadron that had 10 of 17 Canadian ACES in its ranks). The pilots were credited with destroying 111 aircraft and 14 balloons, sending 112 aircraft out of control, and driving down 25 aircraft and five balloons. Thirty-nine men were killed or died on active service.
Lieutenant John Aaron Gordon was a valued member of The Canadian Grenadier Guards who served with the 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) CEF during WW1 as part of the Trench Mortar Battery team prior to being commissioned as a Flying Officer and earning his commission as a Lieutenant with the Royal Flying Corps in 1918.
He went missing in action on 12 August 1918, and is presumed to have died flying a DeHavilland SE.5 Fighter biplane and was shot down over German Territory during the battle of Amiens.
Military Bio:
GORDON, JOHN AARON – Lieutenant (1896-1918) Pte Div Cyc Dept / Pte. 87th Bn. (CGG) / Lt. RFC
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
b. 29 Dec. 1896, Wallaceburg, ON, CA d. 12 Aug. 1918, Asevilliers, France – Student – Anglican – 5ft. 10in, Dark Hair Hazel Eyes
Pre-1915 – Served with 24th Regiment (Kent) for 2 months as a Private
1915 – 4 December - enlisted with 4th Divisional Cyclist Depot CEF as Private (Svc# 541064)
1916 - 26 April – Sailed to UK aboard SS Olympic
**originally posted to 102nd Battalion CEF (BC) however transferred to 87th Bn. CGG due to father being from Montreal, PQ
1916 – 13 July – Posted to 87th Battalion (Canadian Grenadier Guards) CEF as Private (7 months 18 days)
1916 – 25 July – Attached to 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade Trench Mortar Battery (87th Bn. CGG)
1916 – 2 September – Wounded in Action (Scalp injury due to Shrapnel or enemy gunfire)
1917 – 28 February – Struck off strength from 87th Battalion (CGG) and transferred to the UK and to be granted Commission with British Columbia Regiment Deport (BCRD)
1917 – 19 July – Commissioned as Lieutenant
1917 – 9 October – Seconded to RFC for Pilot Office Training
1918 – 12 April- Qualified to Flying Officer training with Avro Sopwith Scout and DeHavilland VI SE.5 aircraft
1918 – 22 May – Posted to 41 squadron RAF (A ground attack and Fighter Squadron that had 10 of 17 Canadian ACES in its ranks). The pilots were credited with destroying 111 aircraft and 14 balloons, sending 112 aircraft out of control, and driving down 25 aircraft and five balloons. Thirty-nine men were killed or died on active service.
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Lieutenant, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment).
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