-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24th May 1941
We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Gordon William Myers

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Date of birth: 16th April 1923
Place of birth: Knutsford, Cheshire, England
Parents: Daniel and Gladys Myers
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 159068
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Gordon was born on 16th April 1923 in Knutsford, Cheshire to Daniel and Gladys Myers. The family later lived in Bowker Bank, Manchester, Lancashire. He was 18 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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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)