-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
John Talbot Flynn

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Date of birth: 31st March 1921
Place of birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: P/KX 113311
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

John was born on 31st March 1921 in Manchester, Lancashire. He was 20 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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Parish Church of St. Etheldreda, White Notley, Essex, 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)





John's name is in Column 1 of Panel 56.





Detail of John'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)
Christine Chapman (photo & information, September 2003)
John Stone (photo, October 2010)