| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/6256 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 Item |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
Barton, Brian Templar Shany, Eythan |
| Date made | 1975 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/093/014 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Barton, Brian Templar (Corporal, b.1889 - d.1917)
Description
Eight page typed biographical account written by Eythan Shany, of the life and death in battle of Cpl Barton. The story is woven around the accidental discovery in 1972 of a tombstone noting the burial place of Cpl Barton. He was killed on 3 December 1917 during a short attack on the Ypres Salient, Bald Hill, Palestine.