-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
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In Remembrance of
Douglas Haige William Wrighting

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Date of birth: 1st May 1917
Place of birth: Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Wrighting
Wife: Constance Wrighting
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: P/KX 104137
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Douglas was born on 1st May 1917 to Charles and Elizabeth Wrighting, of Coventry, Warwickshire. He was the husband of Constance Wrighting. He was 24 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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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
The Midland Daily Telegraph, 13 June 1941 (photo, April 2019)