John Manogue
Place of birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Previous occupation: Porter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J37047
Joined Hood: 15th May 1923 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Able Seaman)
Biographical Information: John Manogue joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd class on 12 February 1915, at the age of 17. He was present at the battle of Jutland as an able seaman in the battlecruiser HMS Lion. Joining Hood in 1923, he participated in the round-the-world 'Empire Cruise' of 1923-4, his name being misspelled 'Monogue' in the Scott O'Connor list of participants in that voyage. Leaving the RN in 1927 on his 30th birthday, at the end of his 12-year engagement, he took up residence in Halifax with his wife Elizabeth (nee Forcer) and their three children. He worked for the Post Office until his retirement, and died on 30 September 1971, at the age of 74.
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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Mr Terry Manogue, son, 2017.
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor