William Thomas Jack Hart

A Corporal with 8 Squadron, William died on 24th of September 1942 at the age of 22. 

William was born at Lowestoft on 12 July 1920, a son of William and Alice Eliza Hart of Lowestoft Suffolk England. Throughout William’s life his family lived at 17 Park Road. 

William served with No 8 Squadron, based at Khormaksar, Aden. The role of 8 Squadron was to fly bombing missions against the Italian forces in Eritrea and Somaliland. 

William died in the RAF Hospital, Aden from haematemesis.  He is buried in Maala Cemetery. CREDIT:Malcolm Barrass

William's father, William, died in 1947 in the loss of the trawler S.D.J. His uncle Robert Hart died in 1917 in the loss of the trawler Willing Boys. His uncle Thomas Gowing served with The Queen's Regiment and died in 1916.