Joseph Maria Gordon Military person

Major General Joseph Maria Gordon CB (18 March 1856 – 6 September 1929), was an 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.

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Birth date	March 18, 1856
Birth place	Spain , Jerez de la Frontera
Date of death	September 06, 1929
Place of death	England

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allegiance	British Empire
award	Order of the Bath
military operations	Second Boer War
military command	Chief of the General Staff
service start	1874
service end	1921