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Jim Gordon was born in Rockingham, Western Australia and grew up in Gingin, Western Australia . He married Myrtle Troy before enlisting in the Australian Army in 1940 . He was a Private in the 2/31st Battalion (a unit formed in Queensland & Victoria), Australian Military Forces during the Syria-Lebanon Campaign of World War II when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On July 10 1941 at Djezzine , Syria , Private Gordon's company was held up by intense machine-gun and grenade fire from Vichy French forces, but on his own initiative, he crept forward alone and succeeded in getting close to the machine-gun post. He then charged it and killed the four machine-gunners. His action completely demoralized the enemy in this sector and the company advanced and took the position. Gordon later achieved the rank of Warrant Officer II . He returned home in April 1942 , and on 12 July a plaque in his honour was unveiled in front of the Gingin post office. Later that year a painting of Jim Gordon by artist William Dargie won the Archibald Prize , Australia's most famous portrait prize. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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