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

In Remembrance of
Anthony Pares

"Tony" as he was known to his friends, was born on 9th October 1904, the third son of Lancelot and Winifred Pares of Horsell, Woking Surrey. He was the husband of Mary Pares, of Petts Wood, Kent.

Tony joined the Navy in May 1918. He was educated at both Osbourne and Dartmouth. He served at H.M.S. Thunderer initially and then H.M.S. Emperor of India (January 1923 - January 1925). He was promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant January 1925 and attended a promotion course at H.M.S. President, Greenwich until January 1926. This was immediately followed by a course in Portsmouth (until May 1926).

He served aboard the cruiser H.M.S. Danae from July 1926 to April 1928. He was promoted to Lieutenant during this timeframe (June 1927). His next assignment was aboard H.M.S. Caledon from April to June 1928. This was followed by a torpedo training course at H.M.S. Vernon, Portsmouth from January 1929 to February 1931.

Tony served aboard H.M.S. Hood as 2nd torpedo officer from May 1931 to July 1932. This was followed by assignments aboard the cruisers H.M.S. Cumberland and H.M.S. Frobisher from February 1933 to September 1937. He had been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in June 1935. He then returned to H.M.S. Vernon to conduct experimental torpedo work.

He rejoined the crew of Hood, this time as Torpedo Officer, on 20 June 1939. He would later (August 1940) also be the Squadron Torpedo Officer, Battle Cruiser Squadron. He was at his post when Hood was sunk during battle with the German battleship Bismarck on 24 May 1941. He was 36 years old at the time of his loss.

He was remembered in the Portsmouth Evening News, May 1941 as someone who "always found time to take on any extra work, however arduous, was yet able by his love of simple things and colour to turn the most ordinary excursion ashore into a delightful adventure."

Additional Photos

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Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

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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)





Anthony's name is in Column 1 of Panel 45.





Detail of Anthony's name.

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