Husband of Minnie Frances Gorton (nee Horsfield). Former editor of the Horwich Chronicle and Horwich representative of the Bolton Evening News. Formerly 3rd Bn., Scots Guards; formerly 15535, 3rd Bn., Scottish Rifles. Commissioned and Gazetted to Second Lieutenant January 1918.
Gorton, Allan James Wilberforce –
Personal details
- Surname: Gorton
- Forename: Allan James Wilberforce
- Date of birth: October 16th, 1885
- Birth place: Stroud, Gloucestershire
- Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lieutenant
- Unit: Not known
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
- Enlistment date: May 1st, 1916 - 1916-05-01
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/01/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6d