In Remembrance of
VICTOR HENRY ADAMS
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: P/KX 75215
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: Victor was the husband of Gladys Adams, of Eastney, Portsmouth. An expert darts player, Victor was a member of
Hood's champion Stokers' Dart Team in 1938. He was 33 years old at the time of his loss. We have no additional information.
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Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial,
Panel 54, Column 2 (click to view panel)
Also memorialised at
Hood Chapel, Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire
Additional Photographs
Above- Hood's 1938 Stokers Dart team at Malta. Victor is in the front row, 3rd from the left. Click to enlarge.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Mr Harry Wannerton (1938 Dart Team photo)
‘Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings’ (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)