Corporal Gordon Henry Gammon Royal Army Service Corps
Gordon Henry Gammon
The Man Gordon Henry Gammon was born on 20th December 1927 in Barnstable, Devon, son of George Henry a Builder and Sarah Ann Louisa nee Huxtable. He was one of four children Kenneth Douglas (1931-1986), Godfrey Raymond (1933-2003) and Cynthia M (1935).
The 1939 Register shows the family living at 5 Bradiford, Barnstable and Gordon’s name redacted, because as soon as he reached 17 in December 1944, he enlisted into the Devonshire Regiment being too young to serve overseas, he was however awarded the War Medal 1939-45.
Gordon either remained in or Re-joined the Army being transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps with service number T/23461127 and promoted to Corporal, later seeing in the Malaya Campaign (1948-1960)
During the last quarter of 1967 aged 39 Gordon married Betty Bessie Passmore in Barnstable and they had no children. In later life they lived at 4 Pathfield Lawn, Barnstable.
Gordon passed away during the last quarter of 2005 aged 78 in Devon and Betty on 11th December 2010. They were buried in the same grave in Barnstable cemetery.
The 1939 Register shows the family living at 5 Bradiford, Barnstable and Gordon’s name redacted, because as soon as he reached 17 in December 1944, he enlisted into the Devonshire Regiment being too young to serve overseas, he was however awarded the War Medal 1939-45.
Gordon either remained in or Re-joined the Army being transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps with service number T/23461127 and promoted to Corporal, later seeing in the Malaya Campaign (1948-1960)
During the last quarter of 1967 aged 39 Gordon married Betty Bessie Passmore in Barnstable and they had no children. In later life they lived at 4 Pathfield Lawn, Barnstable.
Gordon passed away during the last quarter of 2005 aged 78 in Devon and Betty on 11th December 2010. They were buried in the same grave in Barnstable cemetery.
War Medal 1939-45. General Service Medal 'Malaya'
The Story The medals pair awarded to Gordon Henry Gammon were acquired from e-Bat on 9th June 2023 as a buy it now offer. They were of interest because of the simplicity of the pair, plus the excellent photograph of the recipient wearing the two medal ribbons.
The slightly unusual name, together with an approximate birth year of 1945 less 18 = 1927, found a direct match on Ancestry.UK which with the usual cross reference process enabled a brief biography to be pieced together. A photograph of Gordon and his wife’s headstone was also found, adding a nice finishing touch the story.
The slightly unusual name, together with an approximate birth year of 1945 less 18 = 1927, found a direct match on Ancestry.UK which with the usual cross reference process enabled a brief biography to be pieced together. A photograph of Gordon and his wife’s headstone was also found, adding a nice finishing touch the story.
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Gordon Henry Gammon in later life.
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Gordon and Betty Gammon's grave. Barnstable Cemetery.
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Naming around Gordon Gammon's General Service Medal.
Gordon Gammon's miniature medals
Medal Details:
- War Medal 1939-45: Unnamed as awarded.
- General Service Medal: T/23461127 CPL G.H.GAMMON. R.A.S.C.
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