Whose Name We Share

46 Ashley John Jordan “Jordo” Perhaps the most significant event to happen to the battery at this time was the loss of Gunner Jordan, known to his friends as Jordo, who perished in a motor vehicle accident just before Christmas in 1998. Gunner Jordan enlisted to the Australian Regular Army in April of 1995 and completed 3/95 Gun Number Course at the School of Artillery North Head before being posted to Echo Gun in the 103 rd Battery. He is fervently remembered as a great digger and was known well for his kindness, having been described as a bloke with a heart of gold. Many members of this time share many memories of him on the rugby field. “You knew when Jordo tackled you,” Rik Burford, an old colleague said, “Felt like a freight train just hit you.” He was tough as nails and a hard worker. He would have bench pressed a tank if you told him it needed to be done. Once he had been remediated to play hockey for rough play in rugby, but that only went on to earn himself the nickname Moses. Once he held the hockey stick he could part the entire field. Tough guy like that, nobody wanted to stand in his way. The entire battery had been called back from Christmas Leave to attend his funeral and did not have a lot of time to prepare, but nonetheless provided a firing party who rehearsed tirelessly the night before. An entire coach filled with members attended his funeral at the Surf Life Saving Club at Hat Head. Rest well Gunner Jordan, gone but never forgotten. Ubique.