BORN BRIGHOUSE, YORKSHIRE, 1899. SON OF RICHARD BARTON (1867-1937) AND RACHEL BARTON (1868-1936), OF 8 SPRING TERRACE, COURTNEY STREET, HULL, AND 118 , ST MARKS STREET, HULL, (CWGC ADDRESS)
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. EX 19747, 3RD EYR. TRANSFERRED TO THE 31ST MACHINE GUN CORPS. KILLED IN ACTIO, ON 12/04/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER RICHARD. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 03/06/1919. HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON THE ST MARK’S STREET MEMORIAL.
| Name | Richard Barton |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Brighouse, Yorkshire, 1899 |
| Death Date | 12 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Machine Gun Corps |
| Battalion | (Infantry) |
| Regimental Number | 139201 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 3/19749, E. York Regt. |
First name:
RICHARD
Military Number:
139201
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/04/1918
Place died:
Ploegsteert Memorial, Hainaut, Belgium
Age:
19
118 , ST MARKS STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
