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Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Nabiac New South Wales [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Stroud New South Wales [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Cowfold, Sussex [1]

Denchworth, Berkshire [1]

Dungog New South Wales [1]

Framlingham England [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Guildford Western Australia [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Minmi New South Wales [1]

Morecambe, Lancashire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Redditch Worcestershire England [1]

Salford [1]

Shadwell London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [1]

Wallamba New South Wales [1]

Willesden, London, Middlesex [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [227]

Gunner [32]

Driver [20]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [13]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Pioneer [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Labour Corps [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Engineers [21]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

7th Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

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

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [339]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [449]

Contribution

Military Service [441]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Accrington, Lancashire [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Nabiac New South Wales [2] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Stroud New South Wales [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Cowfold, Sussex [1] Denchworth, Berkshire [1] Dungog New South Wales [1] Framlingham England [1] Gloucestershire [1] Guildford Western Australia [1] Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Holloway, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Lancashire England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Minmi New South Wales [1] Morecambe, Lancashire [1] Nottingham [1] Redditch Worcestershire England [1] Salford [1] Shadwell London [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire [1] Stepney, London [1] Tamworth, Staffordshire [1] Wallamba New South Wales [1] Willesden, London, Middlesex [1] Woolwich, Kent [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [227] Gunner [32] Driver [20] Corporal [14] Serjeant [13] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Pioneer [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Labour Corps [29] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Engineers [21] Liverpool Regiment [17] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [16] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Cheshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] London Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] 7th Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [339] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

G [449]

Contribution

Military Service [441] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William Awford Gorton

Born 1875

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1079

Australian Imperial Force 107G Private Australian Infantry 25th Battalion

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Albert Gorton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79049

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Alfred Ernest Gorton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52360

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Frank Samuel Gorton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142804

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Sydney Gorton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29068

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Lionel John Gorton

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Gilbert Gorton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35129 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Cecil Kennedy Gorton

Born 1899

Died 1969

British Army GS/99112 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army GS/129021 Private Royal Fusiliers 45th Battalion

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Aaron Gorton

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 9627 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9627 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Gorton

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 273 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John James Gorton

Died 1917

British Army 31792 Private South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Gorton

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 48591 Driver Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 18th Brigade

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery 84th Battery

British Army 48591 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 94th Brigade

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Joseph Gorton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226379

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Miles Gorton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68944

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W J Gorton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261239

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James Gorton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 233226 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 40985 Sapper Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Gorton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5/9507 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Gorton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 356994 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 356994 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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William Gorton

Born 1880

Died 1919

British Army 563820 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Gorton

Died 1917

British Army 23844 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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