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In Remembrance of
John McCullagh

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Date of birth: 17th February 1916
Place of birth: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Engine Room Artificer 4th Class
Service Number: P/MX 57880
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

John was born on 17th February 1916 in Newcastle, Northumberland to Mr & Mrs P. McCullagh. The family lived at Loadman Street, Elswick, Newcastle. Before joining the Navy in the late 1930s John had worked for Vickers-Armstrong and for St. John Ambulance. He was 25 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)





John's name is in Column 2 of Panel 53.





Detail of John'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)
Irene Gray (information taken from 31st May 1941 "Newcastle Evening Chronicle," July 2017)