Orders, Decorations and Medals

Canadian Memorial Cross, G.VI.R. (W.C. W. S. Barton, D.F.C., R.A.F. 39484) in case of issue, extremely fine £80-100

Wing Commander Wallace Stanley Barton, 295 Squadron, R.A.F.V.R., died on 21 July 1943, and is recorded by name on the Runnymede Memorial. He won his D.F.C. in May 1940 (London Gazette 23 July 1940) during the fall of France when flying Lysanders with No. 4 Squadron. The recommendation reads: ‘At the commencement of the enemy advance into Belgium when little was known of the enemy air defences, this officer carried out valuable reconnaissances to a depth of 20 miles over the enemy leading troops in the face of heavy fire, and by his skill and determination escaped detection by enemy fighters. His concise and accurate reports which were transmitted by wireless, were of the greatest value to our land forces.’