H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Roll of Honour, Memorial to Lieutenant-Commander Charles Dugdale Awdry

In Remembrance of
CHARLES DUGDALE AWDRY

No photos of this individual are available

Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Lieutenant-Commander
Date Joined Hood: Unknown
Biographical Information: Charles was 35 years old at the time of his loss. He had served in the Navy in the 1920s/1930s and later left for civilian pursuits. He returned to the Navy after the outbreak of the war and was assigned to Hood.

He was remembered in the Portsmouth Evening News, May 1941 as having "returned to the Navy after ten years' absence in the City, soon showed us he had forgotten little and was a continual source of good cheer to his mess mates." We have no additional information.

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Memorial Information
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Panel 45, 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
Portsmouth Evening News, May 1941