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Archibald Alexander Gordon
CBE, MVO
Gordon and his wife
Nickname(s)
Major Gordon, Belgiums Helper, Scottish Hero of Antwerp Bombardement
Born
3 September 1867 (1867-09-03) Bridge of Allan, Scotland
Died
12 August 1949 (1949-08-13) (aged 81) Bridge of Allan, Scotland
Buried
Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Rank
Major
Unit
9th Volunteer Battalion (Highlanders) Royal Scots
Battles/wars
Siege of Antwerp 1914
Spouse(s)
Lizzie Maude Smith
Children
William Hyde Eagleson Gordon
Archibald George Ramsay Gordon
Edmund Robert Aaron Gordon
Relations
Colonel Ronald Eagleson Gordon - Cousin
General Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson - Nephew
Brigadier Reginald Nicholson - Nephew
Denys Lowson - Godson
Website
www.aagordon.be
Major Archibald Alexander Gordon alias Major Gordon (3 September 1867 – 12 August 1949) CBE, MVO, KStJ, JP, Officer in the Order of Leopold (BE), Commander in de Order of the Crown (BE), Commander in the Order of Leopold II (BE), Officer in the Legion of Honour (FR), Order of Saint Anne, 4th Class (RUS), Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy (IT), was a British soldier who served as attaché to the Military Household of King Albert I of Belgium during World War I, with the title of Belgian King's Messenger.[1]
He is the younger brother of William Eagleson Gordon, who was awarded the Victoria Cross. The alias Major Gordon was given to him by the Belgian Military Household of King Albert and was later confirmed to him by Princess Marie-José of Belgium in Hardelot on 19 July 1918.
^"Death of Notable Scots Officer". The Herald (Glasgow). 13 August 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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