In Remembrance of
Albert Francis Hilton
Date of birth: 17th March 1918
Place of birth: Brighton, Sussex, England
Parents: Albert and Frances Hilton
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: P/KX 100451
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
Biographical Information: Albert was born on 17th March 1918 in Brighton, Sussex to Albert and Frances Hilton. Frances Mabel (Wheeler) Hilton. Albert was the eldest of five children: Frank, Ronald, Phyllis (Benson), Doris (Pritchard/Griffith).The family lived in Hove, Sussex. He was 23 years old at the time of his loss.
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
SourcesCommonwealth War Graves Commission'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Albert's great-nephew, Shane Hilton (photo, May 2006)
Janet Griffith (information, November 2017)