Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Workington (Harrington Road) Cemetery | 7. B. 8. | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 36D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of William and Mary Ann Gorton, husband of May Gorton, of 47, Richmond Rd., Newport, Mon. Born at Workington.Schoolmaster (1913).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Find-a-Grave. "Sapper Gorton, Service No:563820, was 39 and the son of William and Mary Ann Gorton, husband of May Gorton, of 47, Richmond Rd., Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. His son, The Rev. William Godfrey Gorton was a casualty of WWII. He was serving as a Leading Aircraftman Under Training as a Wireless Operator/Observer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was 28 and died 19th April 1942."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Eden No. 2285 E.C. | Cumberland & Westmoreland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th January 1913 | 18th February 1913 | 10th April 1913 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley