Joseph Maria Gordon
Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB (19 March 1856 – 6 September 1929) was a senior 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.
Joseph Maria Gordon | |
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Major General Joseph M Gordon | |
| Birth name | José María Gordon Prendergast |
| Born | 19 March 1856 Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
| Died | 6 September 1929 (aged 73) Egham, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom Australia |
| Service/ | British Army (1874–79) South Australian Military Forces (1881–01) Australian Army (1901–21) |
| Years of service | 1874–1879 1881–1921 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | 92nd Brigade (1914–15) Chief of the General Staff (1912–14) 2nd Military District (1905–12) 3rd Military District (1902–05) South Australian Military Forces (1893–98) |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in dispatches |
| Other work | Instructor, police officer |
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