H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information

In Remembrance of
Raymond Ewart Mills

Date of birth: 2nd March 1917
Place of birth: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Parents: Alfred and Amelia Mills
Wife: Kathleen Mills
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: P/KX 104095
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Raymond was born on 2nd March 1917 in Swindon, Wiltshire to Alfred and Amelia Mills. He was the husband of Kathleen Mills, of Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. He was 24 years old at the time of his loss.

Additional Photographs
None at this time.

Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)

Raymond's name is in Column 2 of Panel 56.

Detail of Raymond'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)
Raymond's nephew, H. Walker, April 2007