Barton, Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas |
Surname | Barton |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Rachel Barton. Husband of Edna Barton, of Platt Bridge, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM116 |
Markings | PM-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. E. 13-19. |
Epitaph | THY WORD IS TRUE, THY WILL IS JUST, TO THEE WE LEAVE HIM, LORD, IN TRUST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 6 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1621407 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/816/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-08-1944 |
End Date | 30-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter, crashing near Karup in Denmark |