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James Edgar Barton

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Headstone of PO James Edgar BARTON 402433. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 46, Plot 46. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of PO James Edgar BARTON 402433. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Blo …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Edgar AWMM
  • Surname
    Barton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ402433 AWMM
    • WWII 402433 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
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  • Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 May 1921 AWMM Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ402433 AWMM
    • WWII 402433 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • James Barton was the son of James Meffen Barton and Elizabeth Barton of Christchurch.

      He was the husband of V.N. Barton (Very May? WAAF Cpl). Mrs Barton came to New Zealand on board the Akaroa arriving in Auckland on 8 March 1946. AWMM
    • James was born May 29, 1921.

      He married Vera May Barton (née Burton) on August 7, 1942 in the Register Office, District of Romsey and Stockbridge, County of Southampton. Public - Peter - Other relative - 4 May 2016 - Family papers. Military record
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Death

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  • Death
    • 19 August 1942 AWMM
      Age 21 AWMM
      Europe AWMM
    • 19 August 1942 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 21 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 46, Plot 46 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1083487
    Sources Used
  • Documents
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol.3, p.78 Vol.1, p.238 AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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22 September 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
27 July 2018KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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