In Remembrance of
FRANK REUBEN AYLING
Service: Navy Army & Air Force Institute (NAAFI)
Rank: Canteen Assistant
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: Frank was a member of
Hood's NAAFI canteen staff. We have no additional information. We have no additional information.
If you have any additional details, please contact us.
Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial,
Panel 61, Column 2 (click to view panel)
Also memorialised at
Hood Chapel, Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire
Additional Photographs
Above - Photos of NAAFI men. Click to enlarge.
Above
/Left- (L - R)Frank Ayling, unknown man, Cecil Lansdowne and William Trevarthen posing by one of Hood's 4" guns. Photo courtesy of William Lansdowne; Above/Right- (L - R): Cecil Lansdowne and Frank Ayling aboard Hood, photo courtesy of Mrs D. Riley.
For more information about the NAAFI staff, please see our article on Hood's NAAFI Canteen Men.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Mrs D. Riley (Information and photos, March 2001)
Mr William Lansdowne (Photo of men next to 4" gun, 2000)
