Hart, William John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William John |
Surname | Hart |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Francis and Agnes Alexandria Hart, of Fleetwood. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT633 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fleetwood Borough Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J. Grave 234. |
Epitaph | YOU MADE A STRONGHOLD OF THE SKY. YOUR NAME IS WRITTEN IN THE STARS. ETERNAL PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 178 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1265973 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Miscellaneous Information
On loan to Coastal Command at the time |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1943 |
End Date | 21-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Beaulieu |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Sea patrol |
Reason for Loss | Crashed one and a half miles north east of RAF Beaulieu |