-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24th May 1941
We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Daniel Joseph Rowlands

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Date of birth: 10th December 1921
Place of birth: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Parents: Richard and Alice Rowlands
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: PO/X 3490
Joined Hood:
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)







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 Photographs
None at this time.



Memorials

Southsea National Naval War Memorial

Panel 59, Column 2






Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire








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)