Barton, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Barton |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard William and Evelyn Barton. Husband of Florence Barton, of Bacup. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P4389 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bacup (Fairwell) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Cons. Grave 114. |
Epitaph | A LIFE NOBLY GIVEN FOR HIS KING AND COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1250704 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | (Uncertain) |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7007 (P359809/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | The Hampden stalled while taking off from Finningley airfield so that an air test could be carried out, it dived into the ground one field away from the airfield boundary near Gatewood Farm at 18.50hrs. The aircraft was destroyed and all on board were sadly killed. LAC Barton who was part of the ground crew was probably going along for a ride which appears to have been reasonably common practice at the time. |