Regimental number | 3354 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | Birchgrove Superior Public School, Balmain, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stereo printer |
Address | Ryde, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Brother, George Barton, Faulkner Street, Ryde, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45 Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 20), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Alice Elizabeth BARTON. Native of Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Sergeant FS BARTON, MM, 38th Battery, Field Artillery. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |