Jimmy Gordon (Australian rules footballer)

James Duncan Gordon (1 January 1896 – 30 September 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Jimmy Gordon
Personal information
Full name James Duncan Gordon
Date of birth (1896-01-01)1 January 1896
Place of birth Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death 30 September 1918(1918-09-30) (aged 22)
Place of death Mont Saint-Quentin, France
Original team(s) Elsternwick
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913–1914 Essendon 8 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of James Duncan, and Blanche Eleanor Duncan, née De Wart, née Edwards, James Duncan Gordon was born in Williamstown, Victoria on 1 January 1896.

Football

Recruited from Elsternwick, Gordon was a rover and half-forward who made his debut for Essendon, at the age of 18 years, against University on 9 August 1913; and, in that match, Gordon kicked the winning goal after the final bell.[1]

Military service

He served as a bombardier in the army during World War I and was killed in action, in France, on 30 September 1918.[2]

His step-brother, Ewen James Gordon (1891–1916), who also served in the First AIF, was also killed in action (on 18 August 1916).[3][4]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Essendon (9.8) Beat University (8.12): An Exciting Finish, The Age, (Monday, 11 August 1913), p.14.
  2. Victoria's Roll of Honor: 444th Casualty List: Killed in Action: "Gordon, Gnr. J.D., Elwood", The Age, (Saturday, 23 November 1918), p,15.
  3. In Memoriam: On Active Service: Gordon, The Argus, (Tuesday, 30 September 1919), p.1.
  4. Roll of Honour: Private Ewen James Gordon (2654), Australian War Memorial.

References
  • A Young Athlete, Table Talk, (Thursday, 11 January 1912), p.6.
  • First World War Nominal Roll: Bombardier James Duncan Gordon (4016), Australian War Memorial.
  • First World War Embarkation Roll: Bombardier James Duncan Gordon (4016), Australian War Memorial.
  • Roll of Honour: Bombardier James Duncan Gordon (4016), Australian War Memorial.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8


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