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H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
George William Rowntree
George was born on 9th June 1921 in North Shields, Northumberland to George and Isabella Rowntree. The family later lived in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. He attended Newport school and served his apprenticeship in the joinery trade.
He entered the Navy in early 1940 and was ultimately posted to Hood along with his very close friend Norman Hartley. George was 19 years old at the time of his loss.