-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Arthur Hartley
Place of birth: Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England
Parents: Guy and Mary Hartley
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Boy 1st Class
Service Number: P/JX 184565
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:
Arthur was born on 28th June 1924 in Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire to Guy and Mary Hartley. He is known to have had two brothers. He was trained at the Isle of Man. He was 16 years old at the time of his loss.
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England
Photos of the memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England
Photos of the memorial
The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)
Arthur's name is in Column 3 of Panel 51.
Detail of Arthur'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)
Mary Mckeown (photo & information derived from the "Hull Daily Mail", September 2013)
His brother, Keith Hartley (information, January 2015)