-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 Thomas Edwin Phillips

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Date of birth: 13th October 1922
Place of birth: West Hartlepool, County Durham, England
Parents: Lillie Phillips
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 158820
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

George was born on 13th October 1922 in West Hartlepool, County Durham to Lillie Phillips. The family later lived in Birkenhead, Cheshire. 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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The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)





George's name is in Column 1 of Panel 51.





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)
Kitty O'Brien (photo, July 2005)