-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
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Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Cecil Pulteney Gabbett

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Date of birth: 17th September 1912
Place of birth: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Parents: Alexander and Charlotte Gabbett
Wife: Adeline Gabbek
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 223832
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Cecil was born on 17th September 1912 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Alexander and Charlotte Gabbett. He was the husband of Adeline Gabbett, of Durban, South Africa. He was 28 years old at the time of his loss.



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Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

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Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England

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The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)





Cecil's name is in Column 2 of Panel 50.





Detail of Cecil's name.





Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)