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

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In Remembrance of
Alexander Noble

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Date of birth: 22nd April 1921
Place of birth: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
Parents: Alexander and Thomasina Noble
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: PO/X 3496
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Alexander was born on 22nd April 1921 to parents Alexander and Thomasina Noble, of Wallsend, Northumberland. He was a member of Hood's Number Four 4" gun crew. Alexander was 20 years old at the time of his loss.





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Alexander along with other Marines of his class. He is seen here 5th from left, row first from back.
Other Royal Marines who lost their lives in H.M.S. Hood are:
Sidney Charles Theobald Welch (Left most, back row)
Ernest George McQuaid (5th from left, back row)
Robert Grieve Watson (7th from left, back row)
Robert Stanley Carpenter (10th from left, row first from back)
Henry James Fenner (2nd from left, second row from back)
Robert Alan Beard (5th from left, second row from back)
Daniel Joseph Rowlands (6th from left, second row from back)
James Alexander Palmer (10th from left, second row from back)
Thomas John (11th from left, second row from back)
Edward Rowland Sadler (7th from left, front row)




A close up of Alexander from the photo above.






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)





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





Alexander's name is in Column 2 of Panel 59.





Detail of Alexander'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)
Mrs TM Southgate (photo, April 2004)
Jeanne Blakey (Royal Marines 324th King's Squad photograph), November 2021.