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Gordon, George Alexander
- Township: Embro & West Zorra
- Rank: Sergeant
- Branch: Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, Divisional Signal Company
- Regiment number: 504405
- Date of birth: September 15, 1892
- Where born: Embro, West Zorra Township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
- Date of death: 1973
- Burial location: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Wars Served: World War I
- Years of service: March 20, 1916 - June 16, 1919
- Country enlisted with: Canada
Biography
George Alexander Gordon, born Sept. 15, 1892, in Embro, was an unmarried clerk when he enlisted. He said his mother was Jane Gordon and that she lived in Toronto. Following his service Gordon married Edith Louise Lund in 1924. They had 2 sons - Bruce and Ronald. Gordon worked from 1922 until 1958 for The Federation Fire Insurance Company of Canada, retiring as Managing Director.