Marriage and Children
Gordon married, in 1937, Rita Godfrey Killingley (1908-1996) of Balmain. They fell in love with Manly, settling there following marriage and spending their entire lives there. They had four children, Hugh McLeod (born 1938), David Dunvegan (born 1941), Ian Arthur (born 1943) and Anne Godfrey (born 1949).
At the time of his death, Gordon also had seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. His eldest grandchild (son of Hugh McLeod), Adam Stewart Gordon (born 1967) graduated from the University of Sydney with an Honours degree in Veterinary Science in 1990 and youngest great grandchild Jack Mcleod Gordon (born 1999) with his older sister Sophie Ellen Gordon(1997).At his graduation, Adam wore the gown and hood that Gordon wore at his graduation in 1930.
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