Jimmy Gordon
1896–1918 (age 22)
Biography
Jimmy Gordon brought agility and heart to the Australian rules football arenas before answering the summons of war, embodying the spirit of sportsmanship that defined his youth.
He exchanged the roar of the crowd for the camaraderie of the trenches and now lies at Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery, remembered by both fellow athletes and comrades in arms.