-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
28-Feb-2010
In Remembrance of
JAMES PAE
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: P/SSX 15163
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: James was born on 27 March 1912 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the second of three sons born to Hugh and Ann Pae. He attended Canongate School on High Street. Jame is known to have lived and worked in Canada at some point before joining the Navy.
He married his wife Marjorie in Portsmouth on 29 May 1937. Together they had two children, Marjorie and Hugh. He is known to have served in China aboard H.M.S. Bee before joining the crew of Hood. He was 29 years old at the time of his loss. We have no additional information.
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Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 49, Column 1 (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 daughter, Marjorie Pae (photo & information, February 2010)
‘Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings’ (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)