-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
Memorials which include casualties from H.M.S. Hood
Updated 07-Mar-2010

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Record number: 108
Name / Title: Petersfield War Memorial
Town: Petersfield
County: Hampshire
Country: England
Type: War Memorial
Number of Hood casualties: 5

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Photos of the memorial



A view of the Petersfield War Memorial which stands in High Street.



There are two panels of names of casualties from World War 2.
This panel remembers thee Hood men:
Marine Sergeant Gerald Edward Coombes,
Marine Henry Roy Cresswell and
Marine Frederick John Hiscock



The second panel on the Petersfield memorial lists two Hood casualties:
Able Seaman Reginald James Kitcher and
Able Seaman William David Matthews.



Hood casualties included in the memorial

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SurnameForenamesRank / Rate
Gerald EdwardCoombesSergeant
Henry RoyCresswellMarine
Frederick JohnHiscockMarine
Reginald JamesKitchenerAble Seaman
William DavidMatthewsAble Seaman