-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
Ernest Henry King

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Date of birth: 9th May 1919
Place of birth: Farnham, Surrey, England
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard King
Wife: Gertrude King
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 145240
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Ernest was born on 9th May 1919 in Farnham, Surrey to Mr and Mrs Leonard King. He was the husband of Gertrude King, of Havant, Hampshire. 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)





Ernest's name is in Column 2 of Panel 48.





Detail of Ernest'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)
Tina Potter, Ernest's grandaughter (photograph), May 2020