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Ralph Vyvian Gordon

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Ralph Vyvian Gordon

September 25, 1918

Military Service

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force

Division:

55th Sqdn.

Citation(s):

1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Additional Information

Born:

January 18, 1896
Kamloops, British Columbia

Enlistment:

November 8, 1915
Victoria, British Columbia

Son of Marshall Pollock Gordon and Emma Isabelle Gordon, of Union Club, Victoria, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 587 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHARMES MILITARY CEMETERY
Vosges, France

Grave Reference:

I. B. 19.

Location:

Charmes is a small town 25 kilometres north-west of Epinal and 44 kilometres south of Nancy. The CWGC cemetery is located on the east side of the town of Charmes. Charmes is best reached from the junction off the motorway N.57 - E.23. The only way to reach the cemetery is by going through the centre of the town of Charmes, crossing the Moselle river and the main railway line. The CHARMES MILITARY CEMETERY lies on the right hand side of the road in thick woodland. The road number is D.9 in the direction of Damas- aux-Bois.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of October 6, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y262uvic/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater . Note that Second Lieutenant Gordon's regimental number while serving with the C.E.F. was 180779.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of October 6, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y262uvic/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater . Note that Second Lieutenant Gordon's regimental number while serving with the C.E.F. was 180779.
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  • Roll of Service– From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.

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    Roll of Service – From the "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", published in 1921.
  • Photo of Ralph Gordon– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Ralph Gordon – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Photo of Ralph Vyvian Gordon– Ralph in a bi-plane

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    Photo of Ralph Vyvian Gordon – Ralph in a bi-plane
  • War Memorial– Kamloops Cenotaph, Memorial Park, Battle Street and 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia. Includes honour roll tablets listing 189 names for World War I and 92 names for World War II. Unveiled on May 24th, 1925. Inscribed: C.E.F. - NOR TIME NOR TIDE CAN EVER EFFACE THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD.

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – Kamloops Cenotaph, Memorial Park, Battle Street and 2nd Avenue, Kamloops, British Columbia. Includes honour roll tablets listing 189 names for World War I and 92 names for World War II. Unveiled on May 24th, 1925. Inscribed: C.E.F. - NOR TIME NOR TIDE CAN EVER EFFACE THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD.
  • Memorial Room– Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial Room – Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower, University of Toronto. Photo by David Pike, 2010; courtesy of Alumni Relations.
  • The Soldiers' Tower– The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of 2nd Lt. R. V. Gordon R.A.F. is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.

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    The Soldiers' Tower
    The Soldiers' Tower – The Soldiers' Tower was built at University of Toronto between 1919-1924 in memory of those lost to the University in the Great War. The name of 2nd Lt. R. V. Gordon R.A.F. is among the 628 names carved on the Memorial Screen, which can be seen at photo left. Photo: K. Parks, Alumni Relations.
  • Memorial– Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXI is dedicated: " 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men.' Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Inscription in Memorial Room, Soldiers' Tower. The carillon was installed in 1927. Originally there were 23 bells. Alumni and friends donated funds for bells in memory of those who fell in the Great War. Dedications are carved high on the walls of the Memorial Room. Bell XXI is dedicated: " 'Extol, ye bell, the virtue of our valorous men.' Alumni Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering". Photo courtesy of Alumni Relations.

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