-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
Robert Hobbs

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Date of birth: 4th March 1919
Place of birth: Guildford, Surrey, England
Parents: Edward and Ethel Hobbs
Wife: Margaret Hobbs
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Service Number: P/MX 51264
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Robert was born on 4th March 1919 in Guildford, Surrey to Edward and Ethel Hobbs. He was the husband of Margaret Hobbs, of Weston Mill, Devon. He was 22 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)





Robert's name is in Column 2 of Panel 53.





Detail of Robert'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)