-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
19-Mar-2010
In Remembrance of
DANIEL MCCAUGHEY
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: P/KX 104972
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: Daniel wwas born on 04 August 1919 in Kilpatrick, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He was one of three children (two sons and a daughter) born to Patrick and Annie McCaughey. Th of Glasgow. The family was originally from Dundalk, Ireland but are believed to have moved to Glasgow, Scotland sometime around Daniel's birth.
Daniel was the husband of Margaret (Peggy) McCaughey, of Glasgow (married in 1939/1940). Together they had one daughter, Margaret, who was born sometime after Hood had sunk. She passed away in 1996.
Daniel was 21 years old at the time of his loss. We have no additional information.
If you have any additional details, please contact us.
Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 55, Column 2 (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
Daniel's nephew, James McCaughey Guthrie (information & photo identification, Mar 2005)
Mrs D.M. Marshment (photo of stokers in Nice, 2005)
Mary Doland (information, February 2008)
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ
