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Leongatha & District
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY OF THE FORMER WOORAYL SHIRE
Dumbalk • Inverloch • Koonwarra • Leongatha • Meeniyan • Ruby
Tarwin Lower • Venus Bay • Walkerville
JORDON, Harold
Number:
Private 331
14th Battalion
Melbourne, Victoria
James Jordon of North Wonthaggi, VIctoria. His mother was Elizabeth Jordon
Wonthaggi, Victoria10/9/1914
Age 24 years 5 months, 5'10", 161 pounds, blue eyes and fair hair.
Protestant
Miner
He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 1/5/1915
He was buried at Courtney's and Steele's Post Cemetery
Unknown
His brother Arthur won a Military Medal
10/9/15 He enlisted in Wonthaggi
20/12/14 He embarked Melbourne on board Transport A38 Ulysses
1/5/15 He died at Gallipoli
He was buried in the Courtney�s and Steel�s Post Cemetery. First at no 6 Courtney�s post
His parents were James and Elizabeth Jordan of Wonthaggi North
He had a short will that left all his property to his mother Elizabeth
His father was sent a brown paper parcel. In the parcel are a disc, wristwatch, purees, fountain pen and a knife
A Mrs. K Jordan of Wellington St Perth Western Australia writes to the army asking if a Herbert Wilmer Jordan has enlisted. She saw on a list in the West Australian newspaper that a H V Jordan had been killed at the Dardanelles and was concerned that it might be her son who left home two years before and was in Sydney when she last heard. They reply the closest is Harold Vernon Jordan and give all his location details, which are Wonthaggi.
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