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Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Owen Frank Charles Lihou

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Date of birth: 17th January 1921
Parents: Owen and Elizabeth Lihou
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/SSX 33666
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Owen was born on 17th January 1921 in Guernsey, Channel Islands to Owen and Elizabeth Lihou. The family later lived in Leeds, Yorkshire. He was 20 years old at the time of his loss.



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Guernsey War Memorial, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

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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)





Owen's name is in Column 3 of Panel 48.





Detail of Owen'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)
Owen's sister, Mrs. B. Boulain (Photo, 2001)