H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information

In Remembrance of
Robert Stanley Carpenter

Date of birth: 22nd September 1919
Place of birth: Bream, Gloucestershire, England
Parents: William and Ellen Carpenter
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Marine
Service Number: PO/X 3508
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Robert was born on 22nd September 1919 to William and Ellen Carpenter, of Bream, Gloucestershire. He was 21 years old at the time of his loss.

Additional Photos

Robert along with other Marines of his class. He is seen here 10th from left, row first from back.
Other Royal Marines who lost their lives in H.M.S. Hood are:
Sidney Charles Theobald Welch (Left most, back row)
Ernest George McQuaid (5th from left, back row)
Robert Grieve Watson (7th from left, back row)
Alexander Noble (5th from left, row first from back)
Henry James Fenner (2nd from left, second row from back)
Robert Alan Beard (5th from left, second row from back)
Daniel Joseph Rowlands (6th from left, second row from back)
James Alexander Palmer (10th from left, second row from back)
Thomas John (11th from left, second row from back)
Edward Rowland Sadler (7th from left, front row)

A close up of Robert from the photo above.

Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England

Photos of the memorial

The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)

Robert's name is in Column 3 of Panel 58.

Detail of Robert'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)
His nephew, Paul Grindle (photo, August 2010)
Jeanne Blakey (Royal Marines 324th King's Squad photograph), November 2021.