Habbaniya War Cemetery Grave Remembered - No 4

Eighty-eight years ago today, on the 20th March 1938, twenty-one-year-old Leading Aircraftman James William Barton of 203 Squadron, Royal Air Force, died from unknown causes at Basra in Iraq. He was buried in the cemetery at Habbaniya in Plot 4 Row G Grave 3. His squadron operated the Short Rangoon sea-plane which were often moored in the River Tigris at RAF Hinaidi. May he rest in peace.

Attached below is a photograph of LAC Barton's current headstone as well as a wide-angle photograph of Plot 4. I have also attached a photo of his original but damaged headstone. For more information on the burials at RAF Habbaniya, visit the Habbaniya section on Steve Buster Johnson's website.

Current Headstone for LAC James William Barton at Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq

Original Headstone for LAC James William Barton at Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq

Present Day Plot 4 at Habbaniya War Cemetery, Iraq