Anthony Richard Henry Barton
Squadron Leader · 30104 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 4 April 1943, aged 29
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Anthony Richard Henry Barton was a British Royal Air Force squadron leader, service number 30104, whose wartime career is traced through casualty and official award records. His decorations recorded here include the DFC, gazetted on 3 July 1942. The Gazette record confirms that his wartime service had been formally recognised before his death. He died on 4 April 1943, aged 29. He is commemorated or buried at Totteridge (St. Andrew) New Churchyard in the United Kingdom. For many RAF casualties the surviving official trail is brief, but the combination of service number, CWGC commemoration and Gazette notices preserves the essentials of his story. Those records show not only the bare fact of his death, but also that his service had been formally recognised during the war itself. His name is therefore carried here with the service details needed to distinguish him from namesakes. This profile therefore keeps to the verifiable outline: who he was, the rank and number under which he served, how his service was honoured, and where he is remembered.
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Totteridge (st. Andrew) New Churchyard, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. 4 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 4 April 1943: Essen · Brest · Rotterdam · Kiel. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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3 July 1942
Gazetted: DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross -
4 April 1943
Died
aged 29
Awards
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) — gazetted 3 July 1942
