. 6 Battaglione, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers capitano C G Barton è nato in Co. Donegal, Irlanda nel 1889 ed è stato istruito all'università di Cheltenham e Pembroke College di Cambridge. Ha arruolato sul focolaio di guerra e fu gazetted al Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers nel settembre 1914. Capitano Barton poi servito a Gallipoli in 1915, dove ha partecipato in atterraggio a Suvla Bay il 7 agosto e si è guadagnato la croce militare. Dopo essere stata evacuata da Gallipoli, continuò a servire con il decimo (Irish) Divisione come parte della forza di Salonicco fino a settembre 1917 quando è stato spostato in Palestina. In Ju

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. 6 Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Captain C G Barton was born in Co. Donegal, Ireland in 1889 and was educated at Cheltenham College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He enlisted on the outbreak of war and was gazetted to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in September 1914. Captain Barton then served in Gallipoli in 1915, where he participated in the landing at Suvla Bay on 7 August and earned the Military Cross. After being evacuated from Gallipoli, he continued to serve with 10th (Irish) Division as part of the Salonika Force until September 1917 when he was moved to Palestine. In June 1918, Captain Barton was transferred to the Western Front as part of the force making good the British losses suffered during the German Spring Offensive. Captain Barton was killed, aged 28, on 17 October 1918, during the heavy fighting which occured in the final weeks of the war. He is buried at Honnechy British Cemetery near Le Cateau. Faces of the First World War Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces. This image is from IWM Collections.