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

In Remembrance of
Leslie Edgar Friend

Leslie was born in 1908, the only son of Mr Edgar and Beatrice Friend of Margate. His father was a stock-broker and a partner in C.T. Pulley & Co. Leslie was educated at Dover College where he excelled in swimming. In 1931 he became a member of the Stock Exchange and later joined his father as a partner in the firm. Soon after the outbreak of war in 1939 he joined the RNVR as a Temporary Lieutenant.

Leslie married sometime in 1940 or 1941; his wife's name was Gwendoline. At that time he was serving in Hood. In a letter to his father written from the ship on 15 May 1941 he commented on photographs of bomb damage in London, and expressed his mixed feelings on the sale of the family home. He wrote, "Although I had hoped it would stay in the family for generations, the generations do not appear likely to eventuate". Sadly, this proved true as Leslie was lost in Hood just over a week later. He was 32 years old at the time of his loss.

Additional Photos

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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)





Leslie's name is in Column 2 of Panel 60.





Detail of Leslie's name.

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