Civilian Albert Hart was a passenger on board S.S. Athenia when it sank on 3rd September 1939. His next of kin's address was Miss A. Harper, University Avenue, Belfast.
He died on 3rd September 1939 aged 60 years old. At the time of his death, records listed his occupation as an accountant. Oberleutnant Fritz Julius Lemp in U-30 sank the British vessel 370km north-west of Inishtrahull, Donegal, Éire.
The Athenia was the first British ship sunk by the German Navy during the Second World War. With 117 passengers and crew dead, the loss was the Donaldson Line’s greatest disaster. During wartime, Germany denied sinking the Athenia but admitted responsibility in 1946. Many considered the attack a war crime.
Albert Hart has no known grave. His name is on the Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour at St. George’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey, London.