-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Andre Blondel
Place of birth: Picquigny, Somme, France
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Electrical Artificer 4th Class
Service Number: P/MX72194
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:
Andre was a Frenchman who served in the Royal Navy under the alias of John Aston. He was born on 28th April 1919, Picquigny, Somme, France. According to some French sources, his name might actually have been Jean Marie Blondot. He was 22 years old at the time of his loss.
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England
Photos of the memorial
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)
Andre's name is in Column 1 of Panel 57.
Detail of Andre'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)
"Caspack" Paper N. 3927, dated 1942, "French Ratings Lost in H.M.S. Hood and HMS Branlebas"
Royal Navy correspondence (birthdate and home of record, May 2007)
Don Kindell