Henry John Turnbull
Place of birth: Gateshead, County Durham
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: K61344
Joined Hood: 31st August 1933
Left Hood: 3rd May 1935
Biographical Information: Henry John Turnbull entered the Royal Navy, at the age of 19, on 8 June 1923, having previously been a labourer. Not long after his time in Hood, his first period of naval service ended when he was discharged on 7 June 1935 at the age of 31, on completion of his 12-year engagement. He subsequently completed one year's further service in the Royal Fleet Reserve, from 10 March 1936 to 9 March 1937. He rejoined the RFR just ten days before the outbreak of World War II. Sadly, he lost his life in the sinking of HMS Dunedin by submarine U-124 on 24 November 1941. His service in Hood came to light in 2019 with the discovery of a 'Stoker's Manual - 1927 Edition' with his name on it, and his address as '52 Mess, HMS Hood'.
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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)
Ancestry.co.uk