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G H BARTON — Fleet Air Arm

1944-03-24 · Waldboro, Maine, USA · United States of America

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Name: G H BARTON
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 732 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Saker, Washington / Halifax / Lewiston / Brunswick, Maine / Squantum / New York, USA
Date of death: 1944-03-24
Aircraft: Corsair JT 214
Place of death: Waldboro, Maine, USA
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL CEMETERY, New Hampshire
Commemoration details: Lot 160
Family details: Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Barton, of Rogerstone, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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