Name :-   Gordon, Edward Smart

Nationality :-    UK  

Age :-   23

Rank :-   Private

Number :-  260188

Medal :-

Service :-   Army

Regiment / ship :-  5th Bn., Gordon Highlanders

Date of death :-   12th April 1918

Cemetery / Memorial :-  Ploegsteert memorial, Belgium

Area of cemetery / memorial :-    Panel 9

Family information :-    Son of Edward Gordon and Georgina Stewart Gordon.  Husband of Grace Gordon

Extra information :-

1891 Census

Balmoral Road, 89 Westfieds, Rattray, Perthshire

Edward Gordon, head, 33, blacksmith, b. Rattray

Georgina Gordon, wife, 30, b. Blairgowrie, Perthshire

Edward Gordon, son, 6, scholar, b. Dundee, Fofarshire

Robert Gordon, son, 4, scholar, b. Rattray

George Gordon, son,  2, b. Rattray

James Gordon, son, 1, b. Rattray

Robert Angus, boarder, 30, house painter uniply (unemployed?), b. Blairgowrie

1901 Census

Westfield Smithy, Rattray, Perthshire

Edward Gordon, head, 43, blacksmith, b. Rattray

Georgina Gordon, wife, 41, b. Blairgowrie

Edward Gordon, son, 16, apprentice printer componter (compositor?), b. Dundee, Forfarshire

George Gordon, son, 12, scholar, b. Rattray

James Gordon, son, 11, scholar, b. Rattray

Isabella Gordon, daughter, 8, scholar, b. Rattray

Emila Gordon, daughter, 7, scholar, b. Rattray

Georginia Gordon, daughter, 3, b. Rattray