We remember William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart

We remember William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart

Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Rangoon Myanmar Source:9313457 24th August 1895
1912
education Dulwich College Dulwich, London United Kingdom Source:9313457 1912 - 1914
1912
location 11 Billiter Square, E6, London United Kingdom away from home address Source:9313457 1912 - 1914
1914
education King's College London United Kingdom Source:9313457 1914
1914
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:9313457 1914
1915
commission Temporary Source:9326984 3rd January 1915
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment Source:9326984 3rd January 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9313457 1916
1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Source:9327007 3rd May 1916
1916
service British Army Lieutenant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 11th Battalion Source:9313445 25th August 1916
1917
location c/o Central YMCA, Rangoon Myanmar parents address Source:9313445 1917
1917
service British Army Lieutenant PI 20397 attached Royal Flying Corps 1 S of A. [? No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe]. Source:9313445 2nd November 1917
1918
service British Army Lieutenant PI 20397 attached Royal Flying Corps 7th Brigade (Italy), as Army (Obs), Caproni Squadron Source:9313445 6th February 1918
1918
service British Army Lieutenant PI 20397 attached Royal Flying Corps 57 Squadron (France) as Army Obs. Source:9313445 19th March 1918
1918
missing Initially reported as Missing, then Dead, 2/4/18. Source:9313445 1st April 1918
1921
location 'Rosedale', Harcourt Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton United Kingdom parents address Source:9313445 2nd February 1921
1921
location 7 Westwood Road, Southampton, Hants United Kingdom parents address Source:9313457 23rd October 1921
education St John's College Rangoon, Burma Myanmar Source:9313457
1918
death Killed in Action "Aeroplane he was in was brought down in flames whilst on a night bombing raid, the pilot was identified, but W Hart, the observer, was unrecognisable". Initially Missing, death accepted, 2/4/18. Achiet-le-Petit France Source:9313457 Source:9328559 1st April 1918
burial Arras Flying Services Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas-de-Calais France Stone no. A/3 Source:9313448

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Cecil Frederick Nicol
Initials WCFN
Last Name Hart
Source 1578712
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
'Rosedale', Harcourt Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton United Kingdom parents address known 2nd February 1921
11 Billiter Square, E6, London United Kingdom away from home address 1912 - 1914
7 Westwood Road, Southampton, Hants United Kingdom parents address known 23rd October 1921
c/o Central YMCA, Rangoon Myanmar parents address known 1917
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army South Lancashire Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 11th Battalion Lieutenant
British Army PI 20397 attached Royal Flying Corps 1 S of A. [? No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe]. Lieutenant
British Army PI 20397 attached Royal Flying Corps 7th Brigade (Italy), as Army (Obs), Caproni Squadron Lieutenant
British Army PI 20397 attached Royal Flying Corps 57 Squadron (France) as Army Obs. Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frederick George Hart father
Cecilia Nicol mother

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Royal Air Force, Officers' Service Records 1912-1920 Transcription Clare995
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Clare995
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Clare995

External Evidence

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Dulwich College website. Details for William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart. Clare995
King's College London, Memorial List. Details for Lt W C F N Hart. Clare995
Lt. William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regt, service record Clare995
William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart to be 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry. Dated 3 Jan 1915. Clare995
William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart to be temp 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Lancs Regt., 3 May 1916. Clare995
William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart to be temp Lieutenant, Royal Lancs Regt., 25 Aug 1916 Clare995
Marriage of W C F N Hart's parents, 20 Feb 1892, Rangoon, Burma Clare995
William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart to be temp 2nd Lieutenant, S Lancs Regt. Dated 22 Nov 1915. Clare995
Casualty Cards for Lt. W C F N Hart Clare995
Details of the operation in which W C F N Hart took part on 1/4/18 Clare995
Medal award rolls for Lt. W C F N Hart: British War & Victory Medals Clare995
Link to A/M John Israel Hardy regarding rescue of pilot from burning plane Clare995
Link to 2nd Lt. Edgar Whitfield, pilot of the plane DH4 A7401, 1/4/1918 Clare995
Probate of W C F N Hart, died on or since 1/4/1918, in France. Clare995
Airmen died in the Great War, entry for William Cecil Frederick Nicol Hart Clare995

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