Barton, Anthony Richard Henry
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Anthony Richard Henry |
Surname | Barton |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 04-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Alexandra and Roslind Barton. Husband of Peggy Suvla Barton, of Oakleigh Park. |
Aircraft Information
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Totteridge (St. Andrew) New Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. 3. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 30104 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
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Reason for Loss | Killed in a flying accident at Upper Heyford while instructing. He won his first DFC as a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain and the second flying Spitfires. Highly-decorated Spitfire pilot who had won DFC during the Battle of Britain and a second during the Siege of Malta |