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In Remembrance of
Thomas Ronald Bowyer

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Date of birth: 23rd July 1919
Place of birth: Barnton, Cheshire, England
Parents: Thomas and Jane Bowyer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Telegraphist
Service Number: P/JX 223160
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Thomas was born on 23rd July 1919 to parents Thomas and Jane Bowyer, of Barnton, Cheshire. He was 21 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)





Thomas's name is in Column 3 of Panel 52.





Detail of Thomas'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)
His niece, Rona Toft (photo, November 2017)