-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 01-Apr-2010

We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
George Hugh Wilmhurst

Photo of Leading Seaman George Hugh Wilmhurst, courtesy of Mary Mochan, January 2004
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Seaman
Service Number: P/JX 143187
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: George was born on 09 August 1918, in Bangalore, India to Royal Army soldier George Wilmhurst and his wife and Mary Ann. The family later settled on Monmouth Road, in Portsmouth. George was 22 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
None at this time.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Mary Mochan (photo & information, January 2004)
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ