Gordon was born on the 21 April 1908 at Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. He was born to Eva prior to marrying William. William formally adopted him about 1918 (according to Raymond B Stark). His schooling looks like the following :-
Attended Gore Main School, 1913
Attended Sumner School, Christchurch, 1914. Lived at Sumner
Attended Hornby School, Christchurch, 1915/16
Attended Kaiwaiwai School, near Featherston, Wairarapa, 1916, leaving 30 Mar 1917 for Featherston. Lived at Kahautara Rd.
In 1929, Gordon, married Leona Apikara Stuart in 1929. Divorced 1952. They had 2 children together.
| Child | Born | Married | Children | Died | Comments |
| Joy Romona | 1930 | 1950 | 5 | 2017 | Grimwood |
| Clifford Dean | 1933 | 1953 | ? | 2011 | Wyeth |
Gordon married Lavinia Catherine Sanders in 1955. From what I can ascertain, there we no further children.
On the 12 Feb 1984 at Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand, Gordon passed away.