-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
Leslie Herbert Clarke

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Date of birth: 15th August 1913
Place of birth: Ilminster, Somerset, England
Parents: Arthur and Elsie Clarke
Wife: Daisy Clarke
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Electrical Artificer 4th Class
Service Number: P/MX 60965
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Leslie was born on 15th August 1913 in Ilminster, London to Arthur and Elsie Clarke. He was the husband of Daisy Clarke, of Bare, Lancashire. He was 27 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)





Leslie's name is in Column 1 of Panel 57.





Detail of Leslie'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)
Leslie's widow, Daisy Moyers (photo & information, January 2001)