the bomber-type that he flew in the exploit. Coombe Boys' School (formerly named Beverley Boys' School when Barton was a pupil there) in New Malden, Surrey, named a new building after him in 2009. Kingston College, where Barton was a student when the war broke out, offers an annual prize for the pupil of the year, which is named after him. A portrait painting of him hangs in his memory in the Wheatsheaf Inn at Burn, North Yorkshire, where Barton's squadron, 578 Squadron, was based at the time of his last sortie. His Victoria Cross is on display at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London. References Bibliography External links Location of Cyril Barton's Victoria Cross "Royal Air Force Museum" Cyril Barton remembered "Ryhope honours war hero" CWGC: Cyril Joe Barton 1921 births 1944 deaths British World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross Royal Air Force officers Royal Air Force pilots of World War II British World War II bomber pilots Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Air Force recipients of the Victoria Cross People from Elveden English aviators Alumni of Kingston College (England) Aviators killed by being shot down Military personnel from Suffolk