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Auction: 11010 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 22

The Second War 1944 ´Immediate´ Operation Market Garden M.M. Group of Five to Bren Carrier Driver, Private P. Barton, East Lancashire Regiment; For His Gallantry During an Assault on a Fortified Position North of the Escaut Canal, 19.9.1944 a) Military Medal, G.VI.R. (3386840 Pte. P. Barton, E. Lan.R.) b) 1939-1945 Star c) France and Germany Star d) Defence and War Medals, good very fine, with Regular Army Certificate of Service and a newspaper cutting referring to the award of his M.M. (lot) Estimate £ 1,500-2,000 M.M. London Gazette 1.3.1945 No 3386840 Private Peter Barton, The East Lancashire Regiment (London, N.W. 10), the Recommendation states, ´In order to capture a well fortified and ably defended house just North of the Escaut Canal, Pte. Barton drove his Carrier straight to the house under heavy fire, and enabled the house to be approached and reduced by the Infantry. His coolness and determination enabled the coys to get within assaulting distance. Later when a considerable number of enemy had fled, he pursued them in his vehicle with great coolness, leapt from the Carrier and single handed mopped up the entrenched posn. and took 15 prisoners. It was known that the enemy were armed with Bazookas and it was probable that there were mines as well, but not withstanding, this knowledge, and the hail directed at his vehicle, he carried out his purpose and by so doing, saved his company a large number of casualties. This action took place on the North side of the canal in the open ground Riebosch Heide 2898 Northwest of Lomel Sheet 4 1/100,000 Maeseyck on 19. Sep. 44.´ 3386840 Private Peter Barton, M.M., born London 1919; resided at ´113 Cambridge Road, Kilburn´; enlisted East Lancashire Regiment, December 1938; served as part of the British Expeditionary Force, 18.4.1940-1.6.1940, ´Pte. Barton, too, was one of the 15 survivors of his Regiment at Dunkirk when Capt. A. Andrews [sic - should read H.M. Ervine-Andrews, V.C. London Gazette 30.7.1940] won the V.C.´ (newspaper cutting included with lot refers); Barton was evacuated from Dunkirk, 1.6.1940; served with the regiment in North West Europe, from 19.6.1944; served as part of the 71st Infantry Brigade, 53rd (Welsh) Divison, XII Corps; transferring to 158th Infantry Brigade in August 1944, in the same month the Division was involved in heavy fighting in the lead up to Operation Goodwood, and began to push out of the Odon region, crossing the River Orme, helping to close the Falaise Pocket during the Battle of Normandy; pushing on through into Holland, XII Corps supported the left flank of XXX Corps during Operation Market Garden, 17th-25th September 1944, and it was during the third day of this operation that Barton won his M.M.; he went on to serve during the Battle of ´S-Hertogenbosch the following month and then on to the final advance into Germany; discharged 15.6.1946.

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