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In Remembrance of
John Hunter Cambridge

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Date of birth: 7th April 1919
Place of birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Parents: Captain W. Cambridge, O.B.E., Merchant Navy, and Elizabeth Cambridge
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (E)
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

John was the son of Captain W. Cambridge, O.B.E., Merchant Navy, and Elizabeth Cambridge, of Towyn, Merionethshire. Educational achievements- B. Sc., Hons (Engineering), C.M.I.Mech.E. He was 22 years old at the time of his loss.




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John (right), his mother and younger brother





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)





John's name is in Column 3 of Panel 60.





Detail of John'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)
Barrie Wootton (photo, October 2010)
The National Archives (ADM 53/114436, March 1941 Log, misspelled as "Kembridge")
His brother, Peter Cambridge (photo, April 2004)