-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Daniel Joseph Rowlands
Place of birth: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Parents: Richard and Alice Rowlands
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: PO/X 3490
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:
Daniel was born on 10th December 1921 in Lichfield, Staffordshire to Richard and Alice Rowlands. The family lived in Shenstone. He was 19 years old at the time of his loss.
Additional Photos |
 Daniel along with other Marines of his class. He is seen here 6th from left, second row from back. Other Royal Marines who lost their lives in H.M.S. Hood are: Sidney Charles Theobald Welch (Left most, back row) Ernest George McQuaid (5th from left, back row) Robert Grieve Watson (7th from left, back row) Alexander Noble (5th from left, row first from back) Robert Stanley Carpenter (10th from left, row first from back) Henry James Fenner (2nd from left, second row from back) Robert Alan Beard (5th from left, second row from back) James Alexander Palmer (10th from left, second row from back) Thomas John (11th from left, second row from back) Edward Rowland Sadler (7th from left, front row) |
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)
Daniel's name is in Column 2 of Panel 59.
Detail of Daniel'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)
Daniel's sister, Mary Swindell (photo, 2001)
Daniel's cousin, Muriel Page (photo, April 2007)
Jeanne Blakey (Royal Marines 324th King's Squad photograph), November 2021.