Gordon, Albert William

 Person: id 75289
University connections
UAdelaide
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World War I
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Family name
Gordon
Given name(s)
Albert William
Initials
A.W.
Honorific
The Reverend
Gender
Male
Survived
Survived WWI
Publications
A poem Aussie and the cigarette
1919 '"AUSSIE" THE CIGARETTE.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 29 October, p. 9. , viewed 02 Jan 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62395017
Religion
Church of England
Parental occupation
Engineer
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Rev A.W. Gordon was a clergyman prior to enlisting in the first world war. During the war he held a unique position where eventhough he was a clergyman and a chaplain, he served in the battlezone as a private. In 1918, he was wounded in action and returned to Australia. He resumed his study at the University of Adelaide  in 1919, and again from 1936-1941. Throughout his career as a minister of the Congregational Church, he preached in many rural and regional churches, including Renmark, Strathalbyn, Victor Harbour, Houghton, Victoria and Tasmania. In the mid 1920s, he was also involved in farming.
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