-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 11-Mar-2010

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
JOHN HENRY COLE

Photo of Able Seaman John Henry Cole, courtesy of his great-nephew -in-law Andrew Swain, September 2008
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/SSX 28583
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: John was born on 22 June 1922 to Mark and Eliza Cole, of Salford, Lancashire. He was 18 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 3 (click to view panel)
Also memorialised at
Hood Chapel, Church of St John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
His great-nephew -in-law Andrew Swain (photo, September 2008)
‘Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings’ (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)