Identity
Person No.
22335
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Thomas Earle Gordon
Initials
T E G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
and 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, observer on BE2c, shot down by AA fire over Lesboeufs (Somme)
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Thomas Earle Scaife and Clara Scaife, of Burnholme, Robertson, Cape Province, South Africa. On Montague, Western Cape War Memorial
Citation
LG 22 September 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and skill when on contact patrol work during active operations, often flying low under heavy fire. On one occasion, when flying at 1,000 feet, his petrol tanks were pierced by shell fire. He managed to stop the holes and enabled his pilot to bring the machine home."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project