Gordon Gordon-Smith

[SWH1]

Hi,

Again this is all part of my WW1 projects.  Gordon Gordon-Smith was a an author and journalist during WW1. He spent much of his time in Serbia WW1.    I have much of his works.  What I can't find is a DOB and DOD. I know he studied journalism at Glasgow uni in 1887.  But that is all I have.  Interestingly, I am also looking to find out about Margot Gordon-Smith who also spent time in Serbia 1919.  I would think they are brother and sister? 

If you can help please do. I had a look on SP but drew a blank.

Thank you for looking

[CaroleW]

Are we possibly looking at a birth pre-1855

[SWH1]

Are we possibly looking at a birth pre-1855

I would of thought late 1800's as he seems by his books to have lived into the 1950's

Cheers

[CaroleW]

Nothing on him via Google apart from his books but there is this entry which you have probably already seen & discounted

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1092868?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/38974

[CaroleW]

Could Margot have been his wife?

[SWH1]

Nothing on him via Google apart from his books but there is this entry which you have probably already seen & discounted

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1092868?descriptiontype=Full&ref=WO+339/38974

I am surprised more is not on line.  A very interesting life.

[SWH1]

Could Margot have been his wife?

Its possible. 

[GrahamSimons]

I know he studied journalism at Glasgow uni in 1887.

Have you asked Glasgow University archivist what records they have on him?

[jonw65]

Is this him?
Gordon-Smith, Gordon
Military Attaché, Yugoslavian Legation in Washington; Born: 1871; in: Glasgow, Scotland; Address: The Dupont Circle, Washington D.C., U.S.A.; Father: Gordon Gordon-Smith, lawyer and magistrate of the city of Glasgow; Mother: Elisabeth Rae; Spouce: Lilian Lee Cooper, 1921; Education: Glasgow Academy, and University
http://whoswho.dreyblatt.de/BioFileG.HTML

"He is a war correspondent of "New York Tribune" and "Manchester Guardian". He was first on the French and Italian fronts and was then with the Serbian army in 1915; made the retreat through Albania and was on the Salonica front for 7 months. He was naturalized a Yugoslavian in 1932."