In memory of

Fireman

Cecil Harold Barton

who died on 8 Feb 1943

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Merchant Marine
  Unit SS Newton Ash, Newcastle upon Tyne
  Rank Fireman
  Service number ------
  Date of death 19430208
  Cause of death killed in action
Narrative history
  Fireman (SS Newton Ash) Cecil Harold Barton of Bladworth was KIA 19430208 and is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial for merchant mariners lost or buried at sea. The Newton Ash sailed out of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and was torpedoed by U402 on a voyage from Saint John and Halifax to Hull, East Riding Yorkshire, with a cargo of grain. Cecil was the son of Henry Barton who homesteaded NE36-27-1-W3 on the outskirts of Bladworth.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 253 - Willner
  Cemetery or memorial location Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia    

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  Honour roll location(s) ------
  Geo-memorial Barton Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 59.3167°N / 102.3333°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 64M8
  Geo-memorial details East of Kohn Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth unk
  Place of birth Bladworth    
  Date of enlistment unk
  Place of enlistment unknown    
  Residence on enlistment Bladworth    
  Occupation ------
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