Battles of the Somme, France, 1916.
Battle of Flers-Courcelette, 15th to 22nd September 1916.
Locally Commemorated:
Ryton War Memorial, Station Bank, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
Greenside War Memorial, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
St John's Church, Roll of Honour, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
UK Commemorated:
-
Overseas Commemorated:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B
Buried:
No known grave
Decoration and Medals:
Photographs:
1
Service Records:
No
Death Notice/Obituary:
Family Details:
Fourth son of Annie and the late Robert Hepple Hart of Bradley Hall Farm (Simpson's Estate), Wylam, Northumberland.
Notes :
The head of the Hart household, Robert Hepple Hart was a tenant farmer on the Bradley Estate. Evidence suggests that his sons carried on with the farming but John may have opted to work at Greenside Colliery. The farm still exists and is commonly referred to as Harts Farm
Sources Used:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt of Honour Register.
Soldiers Died In the Great War.
