-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
Keith Henry Adams
Place of birth: Alverstoke, Hampshire, England
Parents: Walter and Annie Adams
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Corporal
Service Number: PO/X 2029
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:
Keith was born on 3rd April 1918 in Alverstoke, Gosport the son of Walter and Annie Adams. His father worked as a blacksmith. He was 23 years old at the time of his loss.
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
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)
Keith's name is in Column 2 of Panel 58.
Detail of Keith'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)
Jim Sikorski (photo, June 2005)
Baptish records, Christ Church, Gosport (Ancestry)