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Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Ronald George Scurling Jones

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Date of birth: 29th August 1919
Place of birth: Tonypandy, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones
Wife: Thelma Jones
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 178821
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Ronald was born on 29th August 1919 in Tonypandy, Glamorgan, Wales to Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones. He was the husband of Thelma Jones, of Tooting, Surrey. He was 21 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)





Ronald's name is in Column 3 of Panel 50.





Detail of Ronald'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 granddaughter, Corinna A. McKenzie (photo, May 2018)