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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]

Edward Gorton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 29105 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Thomas Gorton

Died 1918

British Army M2/181474 Private Army Service Corps

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Sidney Harold Gorton

Died 1916

British Army 2146 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1/7th worcest Battalion

British Army 2146 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred Gorton

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 17097 Private Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 17097 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank A Gorton

Died 1917

British Army 188537 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George William Gorton

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army L/14063 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army L/14063 Private Middlesex Regiment

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S Gorton

Died 1915

British Army 9304 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd battalion southst Battalion

British Army 9304 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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George H Gorton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 39373 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harold Gorton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 32799 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Henry Gorton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 11253 Liverpool Regiment

British Army 37003 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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James Gorton

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 720224 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 720224 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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James Handford Gorton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193862

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Harry Gorton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199791

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John Gorton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61417

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William Gorton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114718

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Edward St George Gorton

Born 1881

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/212B New Zealand Engineers

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Victor James Gorton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3703 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 3703 Lance Corporal Northumberland Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Llewellyn Gorton

Born 1888

Died 1918

Indian Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles

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Frederick Woolford Gorton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 14540 Lance corporal Coldstream Guards

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Charles Frederick Gorton

Australian Imperial Force 1128

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