Son of Mr. Richard Gorton, of Little Hulton, Lancashire. Of 6, Ivy Grove, Kearsley, Lancashire. Enlisted March 1915.
Gorton, Peter –
Personal details
- Surname: Gorton
- Forename: Peter
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Walkden, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Kearsley, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 11th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Guardsman
- Unit: 4th Battalion.
- Service number: 23552
- Regiment: Grenadier Guards
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Kearsley War Memorial Cross (WWI Plaque)
- CWGC Memorial: Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: II. A. 18.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 26/03/1915 05/01/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g S12*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 29/09/1916 06/07/1917 13/09/1918