Barton R E Sergt 275090 1st London Regiment
BARTON, REGINALD ERNEST, Sergt. (Acting Sergt.-Major), No. 275090, 1st Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. 8. of Charles Thomas Barton, of 20, Vanbrugh Park, Blackheath, S.E., by his wife, Emily, dau. of R. Sharpe, of Liverpool and London; b. Blackheath, S.E., 11 May, 1890; educ. Stratheden House, Blackheath, S.E.; Eastbourne College, and London University, where he graduated B.S C. (Engineers) with First Class Honours in 1911; joined the London Regt. in April, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1917, and was killed in action at Summit Trench, near Croisilles, 26 Aug. 1918. Buried near Croisilles. A comrade wrote: “. I knew that I had lost a good comrade and the world had lost a fine man. I am sure that when he fell he was doing his duty with that quiet steadfast cheerfulness that he always showed.” Sergt. Barton received a commendation from Major-General F. A. Dudgeon, commanding 56th London Division, for good work in the field at Cambrai in 1917, and an expression of gratitude from the Brigadier-General commanding the 467th Infantry Brigade; unm.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5