Hi to one and all.

Another name from the WW1 Shoreham men.

Lt C. J. Hart, 5th Worcestershire Reg and 25Sqn RFC.
We have pilot U/T RAeC Cert 1867 06-10-1916, and CWGC.
He is in LG, The Sky and Communiques.

Any other info out there please?

Tim.

Tim

The Times 1st Nov 1916

CAPTAIN (FLIGHT COMMANDER) CLIFFORD JOHN HART, Worcestershire Regiment, attached R.F.C., reported missing on August 9, is now known to have been shot down on that date with his observer when on patrol duty. He was the third son of the late Colonel Wyndham Hart, VD, and Mrs Wyndham Hart, of Fairfield, Streatham, and was 30 years of age. He was educated at Charterhouse, and on the outbreak of war obtained a commission in the Worcestershire Regiment. He was wounded on May 18, 1916, at Festubert while serving with the 2nd Battalion, and was mentioned in dispatches. He transferred to the R.F.C. in August, 1915, and in July last was granted special leave for meritorious work.

Pam

Now ...

I can help out a lot with this man and, combined with another man I know who has something quite unusual belonging to his family, we can probably bore you to death with him.

I have the 50 odd pages of his service record on jpegs which includes letters back and forth between the WO and his mother. A man I know called David Sankey has produced a lengthy word doc on him so would you like me to either put you in touch with him directly or ask him if I can send it over to you?

Between us we initially researched his brother Percy who fell in the Bedfords as Dave came across hundreds of fascinating glass slides in a loft and traced them to that family. All very interesting ...

Let me know how much detail you are looking for Tim so we dont overload you with nonsense!

Cheers

Hi Pam.

Thank you for the info, must be a book in this lot.

Tim.

Hello Steve

What a find.

After researching Clifford Hart, I have read your post with extreme interest as I am presently putting together my wife's family tree and have identified that she is related to Clifford and Percy Hart.

They were brothers of her grandfather Stanley Graham Hart, my wife's late grandfather who emigrated to South Africa in the late 1800s or early 1900.

If it interests anyone, I have a photograph of Col Wyndham Hart in full regalia as CO of the Queen Victoria rifles. I also have a portrait of his wife Selina.

The family sure were of military extinction as I also have the citation of Acting Capt. S G Hart dated 25 Oct 1917 for gallant and distinguished services in the field. He was with the Royal Field Artillery. We have been unable to locate the associated medal, but I'm still looking.

It would appear that what you and David have will be of extreme interest to the family and I would appreciate it if copies of these documents can be sent to me.

Kind regards
John Lister
Auckland, New Zealand