Peter Barton was born in 1955. He is a First World War historian and author. His work includes many unseen panoramas, mass graves of soldiers and tunnel excavations.With his colleague, Jeremy Banning, he released a book on the neglected Battle of Arras. The book, Arras - The Spring 1917 Offensive in Panoramas including Vimy Ridge and Bullecourt was published in June 2010. In 2011 he released a revised version of their 2006 Somme panorama book, now titled Somme - the unseen panoramas. Peter Barton is also the co-secretary of the All Party Parliamentary War Graves and Battlefields Heritage Group The Group consists of Members from both Houses and exists to support the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, to further educational programmes aimed at increasing knowledge of war heritage and battlefield sites.
In 2015 he made the NSW Premier History Awards shortlist in the Australian First World War History category with his title The Lost Legions of Fromelles. He won a Commemorative medal at the 2015 NSW History Awards.
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