Barteaux was appointed Lance Corporal on May 20
He followed his high school education with three years taking a Commercial Course at a Technical School and at Gowling Business College in 1927
3) A 1984 11th National Meeting of U-Boot badge
With great persevance and devotion to duty Corporal Bessant patrolled the line repairing all breaks and in spite of heavy fire maintained communication throughout the day and following night
Germany, Third Reich. A War Merit Cross, I Class, By Friedrich Orth Auction Barteaux was appointed Lance Corporal(Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse ohne Schwerter). A Maltese Cross in silvered tombak, with angled notches in the end of each arm to produce an eight pointed cross, the edges of each arm flat and the field of each arm finely pebbled, the centre obverse features a circular wreath of oak leaves, the central field surrounded by this wreath bears a swastika, the reverse presents a vertical hinged pin, maker mark 15 designating Friedrich Orth of Wien,