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

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Sidney Goddard

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Date of birth: 26th September 1921
Place of birth: Windsor, Berkshire, England
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 157751
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Sidney was born on 26th September 1921 in Windsor, Berkshire. He was adopted by the Goddard family sometime after this. He dated Edna Goddard. He was 19 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)





Sidney's name is in Column 1 of Panel 48.





Detail of Sidney'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)
Taryna Scholfield (information, November 2012)
Jim Haskell DSM (photo March 2003)