-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
Herbert William Bloodworth

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Date of birth: 2nd December 1918
Place of birth: Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk, England
Parents: Ernest and Lillian Bloodworth
Wife: Evelyn Bloodworth
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 172182
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Herbert was born on 2nd December 1918 in Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk Ernest and Lillian Bloodworth. He was the husband of Evelyn Bloodworth. Herbert was 22 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)





Herbert's name is in Column 2 of Panel 47.





Detail of Herbert'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)
Charles Brown (photo, December 2009)