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We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
George Herbert Booth

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Date of birth: 6th July 1920
Place of birth: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Parents: Herbert and Mary Booth
Wife: Ella Booth
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: P/KX 116710
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

George was born on 6th July 1920 in Hull, Yorkshire. His parents were Herbert and Mary Booth of Wingfield Road, Hull. He attended Blenkin Street school and worked at Tarran Industries, Ltd., prior to joining the Navy. He and his wife Ella (nee Booth) lived on Clarenden Street, Spring Bank, Hull.

George was 20 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)





George's name is in Column 1 of Panel 56.





Detail of George'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)
Mary Mckeown (photo & information derived from the "Hull Daily Mail", September 2013)