Memorial

H M S Hood

HMS Hood WW2 plaque

Source: Copyright Wendy Van Ristell

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Current Location

St Thomas' Church, Cricket Park, Cricket St Thomas, South Somerset, Somerset, TA20 4DG, England

ST 37289 08584

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 93123
Description: HMS Hood crest, mounted on a wooden backboard, erected in memory of the 1415 men who lost their lives when the ship was sunk.
Inscription: H.M.S. HOOD/ This plaque is in memory of the 1,415 men who lost/ their lives on 24th May 1941. H.M.S. Hood was sunk/ when she engaged with the German Battleship,/ Bismarck, in the Denmark Strait with only three/ survivors./ Commissioned in 1920, HMS Hood was named after/ Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, whose younger/ brother, Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, lived/ at Cricket Saint Thomas.

Board

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Wood - Mahogany

Condition: Good