George Gwynne
Place of birth: Lambeth, London, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: K 56179
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Stoker 1st Class)
Left Hood: 4th December 1924 (Stoker 1st Class)
Biographical Information: George Gwynne joined the Royal Navy on 1 May 1919, at the age of 18. His service in Hood included her 'Empire Cruise' of 1923-4. George was invalided from the Service on 6 January 1926, owing to asthma.
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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Service Record - National Archives ADM 188/793
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor