Pte. Alfred Gordon

Tyne Cot Cemetery

Zonnebeke

Belgium

Born in Madoc, Ontario in August 1893, or '94, Alfred was living in Madoc and working as a carpenter when he initially signed on in April 1916.

Attesting into the 155th (Quinte) Battalion, Alfred subsueqently attested again in October 1916, then having served 6 months with the 155th. Quite why this was necessary has not been established.

At the time of Alfred's loss, on October 26th, 1917, the 4th CMR had taken the line, west of Passchendaele, on October 25th, and went into action in what was to become known as the "Second Battle of Passchedaele" on the morning of October 26th.

Alfred Gordon is one of 12 men of the 4th CMR known to lie at rest in Tyne Cot Cemetery, near Zonnebeke, 10km north-east of Ieper.

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Headstone image and biography excerpt courtesy of 4cmr.com