Barton, Druce Hawthorn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Druce Hawthorn |
Surname | Barton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lindsay Bruce Barton and Eunice Ray Barton, of Gordonvale, North Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE155 |
Markings | GL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cottesmore (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Extension |
Grave Reference | Compt. 11. Grave 34. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405314 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Saltby Airfield, Saltby, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Stone |
Memorial Text | Memories of all comrades who served at Saltby Airfield in World War 11 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-08-1942 |
End Date | 11-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Saltby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Bourne in Lincolnshire |