Gordon Kenneth Rose was born on Friday 28 April 1916.

Gordon married Mary (Molly) Lavender on Friday 20 December 1940.

He had the following children from his marriage to Mary (Molly) Lavender:

- Andrew John Rose	born in 1947 (date suppressed).
- Robert Ewart Rose	born in 1949 (date suppressed).

Gordon was a Doctor.

Gordon died when he was about 83 years old, in 1999.