Guy Hart

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Lieutenant Guy Hart, R.N. (21 July, 1883 – 13 June, 1907) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Hart was born in Balngalore, India.[1]

Hart passed out of Britannia on Christmas, 1899 ranked thirteenth on the list and a prizewinner in seamanship, both general and charts and instruments. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 January, 1905.[2]

Hart died at Haslar Hospital after suffering serious injuries in a small gasoline explosion aboard C 8 at her moorings in Portsmouth Harbour in the morning hours of 13 June, 1907. Two other men were slightly injured, and the submarine was not damaged.[3]

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Footnotes

  1. Hart Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/4. f. 2.
  2. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 14, 1907; pg. 5; Issue 38359.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jun 14, 1907; pg. 5; Issue 38359.