-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
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Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Jack Boniface

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Date of birth: 8th January 1923
Place of birth: Hailsham, Sussex, England
Parents: Charlie and Ivy Boniface
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 158220
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Jack was born on 8th January 1923 to parents Charlie and Ivy Boniface, of Hailsham, Sussex. He was 18 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)





Jack's name is in Column 1 of Panel 47.





Detail of Jack'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)
Keith Boniface (photos, May 2003)
David Robichaud (photo, 2000)