
| Regimental number | 755 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Railway porter |
| Address | Nind Street, Southport, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Father, J Barton, Mudgeeraba, South Coast Line, Queensland |
| Previous military service | 9th Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Machine Gun Company, 14th Reinforcements |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row M, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth BARTON, Mudgeeraba, Queensland. Born at Drillham, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 756 Pte Daniel BARTON, 1st Machine Gun Company, killed in action, 31 August 1918. |