"The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island." (William Blackstone)
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
ROYAL NAVY
BOY 1C
HMS HOOD
Service # P/JX 166353
Killed In Action
WAR MEDAL
1939 - 1945 STAR
Desmond Trevor Wootton was one of the 1415 Sons of England lost on the morning of 24, May 1941, when HMS Hood was sunk under attack by the German battleship Bismarck.
Bismarck fired one torpedo at Hood, which struck the ship in its' after magazine/ammunition; within one minute, the ship had disappeared from the surface of the ocean.
There were only three survivors.
Desmond Wootton was the son of Henry Albert and Florence Sarah Elizabeth (nee Alder).
"These heroes are dead. They for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
"The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island." (William Blackstone)
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
ROYAL NAVY
BOY 1C
HMS HOOD
Service # P/JX 166353
Killed In Action
WAR MEDAL
1939 - 1945 STAR
Desmond Trevor Wootton was one of the 1415 Sons of England lost on the morning of 24, May 1941, when HMS Hood was sunk under attack by the German battleship Bismarck.
Bismarck fired one torpedo at Hood, which struck the ship in its' after magazine/ammunition; within one minute, the ship had disappeared from the surface of the ocean.
There were only three survivors.
Desmond Wootton was the son of Henry Albert and Florence Sarah Elizabeth (nee Alder).
"These heroes are dead. They for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Gravesite Details
Boy 1st Class, Royal Navy. Age: 17.
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