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

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Clifford Walton

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Date of birth: 14th July 1906
Place of birth: Clayton, Lancashire, England
Wife: Ellen Ada Walton
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: PO/ 22215
Joined Hood: 9th November 1937 (Marine)
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship) (Marine)
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Biographical Information:

Clifford was born on 14th July 1906 in Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire. He was 34 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)





Clifford's name is in Column 2 of Panel 59.





Detail of Clifford'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)