Background
Barton was born at Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland, the son of Captain Frederick Bertram Barton and Joan Aileen Lecky.
Barton was born at Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland, the son of Captain Frederick Bertram Barton and Joan Aileen Lecky.
He was educated at Saint Columba"s and Jesus College, Cambridge. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta.
In 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race.