-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Stanley Ernest Mortimer
Place of birth: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Parents: Mrs. H. Mortimer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: P/KX 98123
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:
Stanley was born on 18th June 1919 in Melksham, Wiltshire to Mrs. H. Mortimer. The family lived in nearby Trowbridge, Wiltshire. He was serving as a Stoker 1st Class and was 21 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)
Stanley's name is in Column 2 of Panel 56.
Detail of Stanley'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)
His great-nephew Thomas Kyte (photo, July 2012)