-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
George Percy Murrell

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Date of birth: 13th September 1907
Place of birth: Belper, Derbyshire, England
Parents: Arthur and Kate Murrell
Wife: Dorothy Murrell
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Shipwright 4th Class
Service Number: P/MX 51713
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

George was born on 13th September 1907 in Belper, Derbyshire to Arthur and Kate Murrell. He was the husband of Dorothy Murrell, of Staines, Middlesex. He was 33 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)





George's name is in Column 3 of Panel 56.





Detail of George'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)