Joseph Maria Gordon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Maria Gordon

officer in the British Army

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1856

Place of Birth: Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1929

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom, Australia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB (19 March 1856 – 6 September 1929) was a senior officer in the British Army, later holding the position of Commandant of the South Australian Military Forces and serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa.
Gordon subsequently held the position of Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army before commanding a number of reserve formations during the First World War.
Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, he was the son of Carlos Pedro Gordon, of Scottish descent, and Elena Maria Prendergast, of Irish descent.
He died in 1929.