-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the Sinking of Hood, 24th May 1941
Updated
20-Oct-2011
In Remembrance of
ALBERT GEORGE AVERY
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 136464
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: George, as he was known, was born on 23 July 1915 in Hove, Sussex. He is believed to have lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a young man. He entered the Navy in the mid 1930s and was subsequently trained and posted at H.M.S. Ganges, Repulse and Hermes. He was the husband of Ivy Avery. He was 25 years old at the time of his loss. We have no additional information.
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Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 47, Column 1 (click to view panel)
Also memorialised at
Hood Chapel, Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire
Additional Photographs
Above & Below- Albert and shipmates
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
His niece Marita Bonney (photos, April 2008)
Jim Parker (photo & information, October 2011)
‘Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings’ (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
