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In Remembrance of
Reginald Thomas Rose

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Date of birth: 2nd October 1920
Place of birth: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Parents: Thomas and Florence Rose
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: P/KX 98119
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Reginald was born on 2nd October 1920 in Kingston, Surrey to Thomas and Florence Rose. The family later lived in West Worthing, Sussex. He was 20 years old at the time of his loss.





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A full length photo of Reginald in uniform.






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)





Reginald's name is in Column 3 of Panel 55.





Detail of Reginald's name.







Worthing High School for Boys, Worthing, Sussex, England

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Reginald's name on the school memorial to
former pupils who gave their lives in World War 2.







St. Andrew's Church, West Tarring, Worthing, Sussex, England

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The Roll of Honour to parishoners who gave their lives in World War 2.





Reginald's name in the third column.






Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Marie le Bon (photo, January 2017)
Stuart Hills (photo), September 2021.