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The biography of a Gay Gordon. [Not the modern meaning of Gay ]
This Gentleman And Officer was the first Commander of
Fort Glanville a Victorian coastal Fort In South Australia.
His name was Jose Maria Rafael Ramon Francisco Gabriel
Del Corazon De Jesus Gordon Y Prendergast. Born Spain
March 19 1856 of scottish stock.from Aberdeenshire . His
Grandfather and Brother were owners of a large estate called Wardhouse
But because of a new law forbidding Catholics owning land one
brother became Protestant and the other went to Spain . After many
years and deaths the law was removed by the Duke of Wellington
Then prime minister. Gordons father Pedro Carlos inherited and
become Laird of the estate . Gordon went to school age sixteen
Become a lieutenant in Royal Artillery then for health reasons
Took a sea voyage to New Zealand Then Australia he served many years
Ending up Brig- General retired head of all Australian forces because
Of age weeks before First world war which did not please him.
He saw war under lord kitchener in Boer War. Also was one of the
first to fly in Australia in airplane and established first flying
school at point Cook near Melbourne.
