-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24th May 1941
We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Thomas Parker Kearney

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Date of birth: 3rd January 1909
Place of birth: Sunderland, County Durham, England
Parents: Thomas and Sarah Kearney
Wife: Ethel Kearney
Service: Royal Naval Reserve
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/X 17772 A
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Thomas was born on 3rd January 1909 in Sunderland, County Durham to Thomas and Sarah Kearney. He was the husband of Ethel Kearney, of Sholing, Hampshire. He was 32 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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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Thomas' daughter, Brenda Simpson (photo, 2001)