Seven years ago the Association with the Royal Navy raised the ship's bell from the remains of Hood, to serve as a permanent memorial to the last ships company.
In a ceremony on this day in 2015 Princess Anne tolled eight bells on the bell and ended the watch that began that fateful day in 1941.
Her last crew are rembered here: http://www.hmshood.org.uk/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
Among them my paternal grandfather who died serving in the engine room. He left behind his young widow and three year old son.
I am now privileged to serve as a he HMS Hood Associations Honoury Chaplain.
OTD 82 years ago the pride of the Royal Navy and the fleet flagship HMS Hood steamed into battle with the Nazi battleship Bismarck.
As Hood turned to bring all her guns to bear on the battleship a shot from Bismarck pierced the foredeck of Hood into the munitions storage. The resulting catastrophic explosion tore the battlecruiser apart. She sank within minutes with the loss of 1415 men of her 1418 ship's compliment.
#WeWillRememberThem
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24th May 1941
Budding trees and autumn leaves, a snowflake or two: all kinds of everything remind me of you #WeWillRememberThem #FreePalestine
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Last weekend, I was up early to support #StJohnAmbulance and our LAS colleagues at the National Service of #Remembrance in London.
Working in large crowds is always an interesting challenge, specially when you're right in the area that's being broadcast live on tv!
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The bendy house on Michaelgate, lit from the cathedral lighting which was illuminated red for Remembrance Sunday
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Remembrance, education and research. That’s our foundations logo. Today it was “remembrance” on #RemembranceSunday in #Oosterbeek. We have to remember them, tell the stories & let the history live. Without the past no present and future. #WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #heroes
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I may live in a small village on the edge of a city, but love the huge turnout to remembrance. #WeWillRememberThem
Today I will be off to remember those who didn’t come home with me.
Pez, Chacks, Joe. Miss you brothers
On Remembrance Sunday remembering my Great Uncle James McMahon from Clara, Co. Offaly who fell at Beaurevoir, Aisne attacking the Third Hindenburg Line on the "March to Victory" on 8th October 1918, 5 weeks before WWI ended.
#RemembranceSunday #WeWillRememberThem #DublinFusillers #Clara #Offaly
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This time of year always brings to mind my grandfather Albert 'Bert' Cox who served in the RAF VR as an aircraft fitter (technical corporal, service no 1099623) from 15th May 1940 and 7th March 1946.
He survived the war but many didn't including two of his cousins Thomas and Frank.
More here https://webtrees.the-hug.net/individual.php?pid=I7&ged=oldhamcox.ged
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When the guns fell silent.
#ArmisticeDay #WeWillRememberThem
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Finished my last Poppy selling shift for this year. People’s generosity always astounds me this time of year even when we’re all struggling. The stories you hear of lost loved ones is heartbreaking #armisticeday #wewillrememberthem
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Amazing. Hearing the weird End of a #War. The End to madness and destruction in Europe, that’s to say…temporarily for just about 21 y that was.
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When the guns fell silent.
#ArmisticeDay #WeWillRememberThem
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them
#RemembranceDay #lestweforget #WeWillRememberThem
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
#RemembranceDay #WeWillRememberThem
#RemembranceDay #WeWillRememberThem