Bert Hart

Private, 1501, 20th Hussars.

Missing In Action on the 21^st February 1915 .

On the 18^th 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 deemed to be sick. Then on the 21^st 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 16^th 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.

The other six casualties were;

Bert’s 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. Panel 5.

Medal Entitlement: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal