Hart, Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Robert |
Surname | Hart |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry and Sarah Hart, of Cowgate, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ823 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (West Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Q. Grave 258. |
Epitaph | BEHOLD, HOW GOOD AND HOW PLEASANT FOR BRETHREN TO DWELL TOGETHER IN UNITY (Psalm 133, KJV) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 46 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1480803 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-11-1943 |
End Date | 27-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | During high-level bombing practice, it dived & crashed 12 minutes after take-off at Culworth |