ROBERT AARON GORDON

 


Robert Aaron Gordon was born on February 7, 1871. After graduating, he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh Artillery Militia on April 11 1888. He was promoted to Lieutenant on July 27, 1889, and transferred to the Royal Scots, where he was enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 22 January 1896 and became one on 28 November 1899. At the outbreak of the Second Boer War, he took the battalion to South Africa and was present during the actions of Stormberg. In February 1900, he took part in the relief of Wepener, including the engagements at Dewetsdorp. In September 1900, he was placed under the command of Sir Ian Hamilton. He returned from the war unharmed and settled down in London. In 1903, after a brief illness, he died on 26 March 1903.



GORDON FAMILY TREE


Peter of Ballee                         William of Ballyskeagh 1697 - ?

x                                                   x

Mary Boak                                Mary Ross


                                                             

                                                 Aaron Gordon                                            William Gordon (1738 - 1831)                  Margaret Gordon                           Mary Gordon

                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                 Margaret Boak (1744 - 14/11/1837)                                                                              



Elizabeth(... - 1839)         Aaron(1781 - 8/10/1844)       Robert of Stragollen (1774- 7/9/1850)         William(..- ./1/1837)          Mary

                                                                                                              X 19/04/1809

                                                                                               Ellen Eagleson (1786 - 21/09/1860)



George (22/6/1824 - 4/6/1896)   William(15/5/1812 - 25/2/1814)  Aaron  (17/5/1814 - 1860)   Matilda An (1/11/1817 - 1863)    William E. (4/6/1831-15/1/1873)     Elizabeth   Robert (4/6/1823 - 23/7/1823)   Margaret (5/5/1810 - 1816)   Ellen (1827 - 1899)     Robert (1830 - 1883)

    X (1)Marion Hay Forbes

Robert (1855-1918)                                                                                                                                                                               X (2) Emelia M. Dick

      x

Marion Elizabeth Versfeld                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                    William Eagleson                      Archibald Alexander                   Robert Aaron                   Emily Mackenzie                           Helen Isabelle

George    Ronald Eagleson                                                                                                                                x                                                         x                                                                                                                                                         x                                                                                       x                                                                                                                                         Margaret Katherine Blair                Lizzie Maude Smith                                                                                                                      Graham H. W. Nicholson              

                    Vera Newcomb                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                

 Cyriel Vivian Eagleson                                                                                          Colin Mackenzie Blair                William "Bill" Hyde Eagleson   Archibald G. R.   Edmund Robert Adam           Cameron Gordon Graham (Nicholson)