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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
Hugh Hughes

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Date of birth: 2nd March 1914
Place of birth: Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England
Wife: Millicent Hughes
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Stoker
Service Number: P/KX 84554
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Hugh was born on 2nd March 1914 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. He was the husband of Millicent Hughes, of Spennymoor, County Durham. He was 27 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)





Hugh's name is in Column 2 of Panel 54.





Detail of Hugh'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)
His great niece, Amy Pattison (photos & information, June 2007)
Malcolm Harfitt (information, June 2015)