-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Christopher John Birdwood Norman
Parents: Captain Cyril Norman and Lydia Norman
Service: Royal Canadian Navy
Rank: Midshipman
Joined Hood: 1st January 1941
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship) (Midshipman, R.I.N.)
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Biographical Information:
Christopher was born on 16th May 1922, the son of Captain Cyril Norman and Lydia Norman, of Victoria, British Columbia. He attended Victoria College from September 1936 to June 1939. Whilst there, Christopher was an active participant in rugby, cricket, shooting, boxing and cadet corps. He completed over 120 hours in Physics. He is known to have had a brother named Richard. He was 19 years old at the time of his loss.
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial, , , Virtual
No photographs are available of this memorial
Halifax War Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Photos of the memorial
Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England
Photos of the memorial
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 Chris Varley (photo & information, February 2002)
Mr Frank Wade (group photo, 2001)