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Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
Ernest Drury

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Date of birth: 8th April 1923
Place of birth: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Parents: Sarah Drury
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Signalman
Service Number: P/JX 164198
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

Ernest was born on 8th April 1923 in Runcorn, Cheshire to Sarah Drury. They later lived in Warrington, Lancashire. He was 18 years old at the time of his loss.




Additional Photos



Another photo of Ernest





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)





Ernest's name is in Column 2 of Panel 52.





Detail of Ernest'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 shipmate, A.E.P. "Ted" Briggs (photo, 2001)
Karen Berry, Ernest's niece (photo) May 2021