Vessel Loss

Memorial: M949

Memorial at Mitcham Cemetery, London commemorating Cecil Stringer d. 1941 in the loss of HMS ‘Hood’

Location

Mitcham cemetery, London, England

Details

Vessel: HMS Hood

Event Category

1939-1945 Second World War

People

Stringer, Cecil Augustus Bentley
Age: 41
Date of Death: 24/5/1941
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Born 1899. On HMS 'Hood' when sunk by 'Bismarck'.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 206.

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