-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
Chainbar divider

In Remembrance of
William Campbell Trowbridge

Photo of
Date of birth: 1st September 1919
Place of birth: Uphall, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Parents: Thomas and Margaret Trowbridge
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: P/JX 160896
Joined Hood:
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
Click here to print memorial poster





Biographical Information:

William was born on 1st September 1919 in Uphall, Linlithgow, Scotland to Thomas and Margaret Trowbridge. The family later lived in Edinburgh. He was serving as an Acting Petty Officer and was 21 years old at the time of his loss.



Additional Photographs
None at this time.



Memorials

Southsea National Naval War Memorial

Panel 46, 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)
Iain Hay (photo, August 2013)