-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

In Remembrance of
Robert Gordon Abrams

Robbie, as he was known, was born on 25th August 1914 to Ernest and Susan Abrams of Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. His father is believed to have been a salvage diver and later a foyboatman. Robbie was the eldest of four children born between 1914 and 1920: Robert Gordon, Mary Ellen, William Thomas and Ernest junior.

Robbie is known to have worked as a painter and decorator. He was also known to have been a great piano player. The 1939 census show the entire family - both parents, Robbie and his three siblings - living in Victoria Road, Middlesborough. He is known to have volunteered for Royal Navy service in early 1940. He was 26 years old at the time of his loss.

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

Photos of the memorial

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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 57.





Detail of Robert's name.

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