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Chester England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Northwich [2]

Northwich, Cheshire [2]

Ancoats, Manchester [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Goosnargh, Lancashire [1]

Gunning New South Wales [1]

Hay, Breconshire [1]

Heaton Norris, Cheshire [1]

Heysham, Lancashire [1]

Higher Walton, Lancs [1]

Kingstown, Ontario, Canada [1]

Lower Crumpsall [1]

Pontardawe, Glamorgan [1]

Pontardawe, Glamorganshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Poulton-le-Fylde [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Shadwell, London [1]

St. Oswalds, Chester [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire, England [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [64]

Gunner [24]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Sapper [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Clerk, Shorthand Typist [1]

Commissary [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [13]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

119th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

11th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

11th South Wales Borderers [1]

12th Lancers [1]

1st King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

31st Punjabis [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

Army Medical Corps Australian Imperial Force [1]

Army Service Corps Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment Labour Battalion [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Battalion ex King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command Ex King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Lady Sykes Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [117]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [141]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [141] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chester England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Northwich [2] Northwich, Cheshire [2] Ancoats, Manchester [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Goosnargh, Lancashire [1] Gunning New South Wales [1] Hay, Breconshire [1] Heaton Norris, Cheshire [1] Heysham, Lancashire [1] Higher Walton, Lancs [1] Kingstown, Ontario, Canada [1] Lower Crumpsall [1] Pontardawe, Glamorgan [1] Pontardawe, Glamorganshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Poulton-le-Fylde [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales [1] Shadwell, London [1] St. Oswalds, Chester [1] Wallasey, Cheshire, England [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [64] Gunner [24] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Sapper [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Clerk, Shorthand Typist [1] Commissary [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [13] Cheshire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] 1/8th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 119th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 11th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 11th South Wales Borderers [1] 12th Lancers [1] 1st King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] 31st Punjabis [1] 6th Dragoons [1] Army Medical Corps Australian Imperial Force [1] Army Service Corps Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] King's Liverpool Regiment Labour Battalion [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Battalion ex King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Labour Corps Northern Command Ex King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Lady Sykes Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] London Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [117] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

G [141]

Contribution

Military Service [136] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

John William Gorst

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 2107 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 680629 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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Frank Gorst

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army S/290434 Private Army Service Corps Depot

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Eva Rachael Gorst

Born 1874

Died 1954

British Army Nurse Lady Sykes Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

British Army Assistant Administrator Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Robert Gorst

Died 1918

British Army 240794 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2664 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240794 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Eric William Gorst

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Albert Ernest Gorst

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 138926 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert William Gorst

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 47584 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Herbert Gorst

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 1323 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1323 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Reginald Gorst

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406399

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William Gorst

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 40585 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Gorst

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12614 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Samuel Herbert Gorst

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64355

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John Gorst

Died 1915

British Army 4705 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4705 Private Border Regiment

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John Gorst

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 1/2/14185 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 60178 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Cecil Albert Gorst

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 28257 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Alfred Gorst

Died 1915

British Army 1322 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 1322 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Thomas John Gorst

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214109

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James Basil Gorst

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250722

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Frederick Arthur Gorst

Australian Imperial Force 4332

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Victor George Gorst

Born 1895

British Army 43686 Sapper Royal Engineers

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