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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
Edwin Henry George Le Page

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Date of birth: 3rd June 1910
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. E. Le Page
Wife: Dorothy Le Page
Previous occupation: Plumber
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 125909
Joined Hood: 8th September 1936 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship) (Able Seaman)
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Biographical Information:

Edwin was born on 3rd June 1910 in Guensey, Channel Islands to Mr and Mrs E.H.G. LePage. He was the husband of Dorothy Mary Le Page, of Clapham, London. He was 30 years old at the time of his loss.






History of ships served in and ratings held:


Date FromDate toShipRatingSource
28th January 19262nd October 1926GangesBoy 2nd ClassADM362/45
3rd October 192617th November 1927GangesBoy 1st ClassADM362/45
18th November 192711th May 1928Iron DukeBoy 1st ClassADM362/45
12th May 19282nd June 1928BenbowBoy 1st ClassADM362/45
3rd June 192830th August 1928BenbowOrdinary SeamanADM362/45
31st August 19286th September 1929NelsonOrdinary SeamanADM362/45
7th September 192931st October 1929Victory II - IV (Campbell)Ordinary SeamanADM363/521
1st November 19294th September 1930Victory II - IV (Campbell)Able SeamanADM363/521
5th September 19301st October 1930Victory I - IIIAble SeamanADM363/521
2nd October 19306th October 1930Vernon (Wakeful)Able SeamanADM363/521
7th October 193023rd October 1930Pembroke II (Wrestler)Able SeamanADM363/521
24th October 193030th November 1930Pembroke IV (Courageous)Able SeamanADM363/521
1st December 193023rd November 1931Vernon (Wrestler)Able SeamanADM363/521
24th November 193113th July 1934RevengeAble SeamanADM363/521
14th July 19345th October 1934Victory IAble SeamanADM363/521
6th October 193411th January 1935VernonAble SeamanADM363/521
12th January 193526th May 1935Victory II (Campbell)Able SeamanADM363/521
27th May 19353rd March 1936Victory II (Faulkner)Able SeamanADM363/521
4th March 193614th April 1936DolphinAble SeamanADM363/521
15th April 19367th September 1936VernonAble SeamanADM363/521
8th September 193624th May 1941HoodAble SeamanADM363/521


Additional Photographs
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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)





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





Detail of Edwin'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)