Name
Bert Hart
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/02/1915
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
1501
20th Hussars (Royal Horse Guards)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 5.
Belgium
UK & Other Memorials
Walkern War Memorial
Pre War
John was the eldest son of John & Mary Ann Hale of Clay End, Walkern.
Wartime Service
On the 18th February 1915 the Battalion moved to the Front Line trenches from the town of Ypres. The following two days were relatively quiet and the only casualties to be suffered were men who were deemed to be sick. Then on the 21st February the sound of heavy firing could be heard coming from East of their positions. The Germans had attacked and captured a trench held by the 16th Lancers and the Battalion were ordered to make an immediate counter-attack. The men of the Battalion managed to get within 20 yards of the captured trench but were stopped by flanking rifle fire. The Battalion suffered seven men killed, including Bert Hart. His body was not recovered and he has no known grave. His name is recorded, along with those of his comrades, on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
Additional Information
www.stevenageatwar.com
Acknowledgments
Paul Johnson
