-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
Raymond Thomas Phillips

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Date of birth: 27th February 1920
Place of birth: Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, England
Parents: Launcelot and Rose Phillips
Wife: Phyllis Phillips
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 212297
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Raymond was born on 27th February 1920 in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight to Launcelot and Rose Phillips. He was the husband of Phyllis Phillips, of Snodland, Kent. He was the brother of Lancelot Jack Phillips, also lost in Hood. Raymond was 21 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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Snodland War Memorial, Snodland, Kent, 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)





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





Detail of Raymond'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)
Raymond's brother, Kenneth Phillips (photo, 2001)