-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
Thomas John

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Date of birth: 23rd March 1921
Place of birth: Maestag, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents: William and Margaret John
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: PO/X 3481
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Thomas was born on 23rd March 1921 in Maestaf, Glamorgan, Wales to William and Margaret John. He was 20 years old at the time of his loss.





Additional Photos



Thomas along with other Marines of his class. He is seen here 11th from left, second row from back.
Other Royal Marines who lost their lives in H.M.S. Hood are:
Sidney Charles Theobald Welch (Left most, back row)
Ernest George McQuaid (5th from left, back row)
Robert Grieve Watson (7th from left, back row)
Alexander Noble (5th from left, row first from back)
Robert Stanley Carpenter (10th from left, row first from back)
Henry James Fenner (2nd from left, second row from back)
Robert Alan Beard (5th from left, second row from back)
Daniel Joseph Rowlands (6th from left, second row from back)
James Alexander Palmer (10th from left, second row from back)
Edward Rowland Sadler (7th from left, front row)






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)





The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)





Thomas's name is in Column 1 of Panel 59.





Detail of Thomas'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)
Jeanna Blakey (photo) May 2021
Jeanne Blakey (Royal Marines 324th King's Squad photograph), November 2021.