Reginald Clare Hart

General Sir Reginald Clare Hart, (11 June 1848 – 18 October 1931) was an Irish officer in the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Early life and career Hart was born at Scarriff, County Clare, son of Henry George Hart and educated at Cheltenham College. He was commissioned in the Royal Engineers.

Details on VC He was 30 years old, and a lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers, British Army during the Second Anglo-Afghan War when the following deed took place on 31 January 1879 in the Bazar Valley, Afghanistan, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross:

Later career Hart was appointed a district commander in Belgaum, Madras Command, on 2 March 1896. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in South Africa, he was on 5 October 1899 appointed temporary in command of the Quetta district (whose commander was sent to South Africa). He stayed there for three years until November 1902, when he was placed on half-pay and ordered back to England. On his return, he was appointed General Officer Commanding Thames District, where he took command on 8 December 1902, with the promotion to major-general on the following day. He was concurrently Commandant of the School of Military Engineering. Promoted to general, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey from 1914 to 1918. He died at Bournemouth, Dorset on 18 October 1931.

Sir Reginald Clare Hart is buried in St Marys Churchyard, Netherbury, Dorset, England.