Record #e8dd4bf7
No photo availableLocation Found
Plymouth, Devon
Estimated Period
1939-1940
Submitted By
Admin
Date Submitted
20 April 2026
Description
Studio portrait of a young sailor in Royal Navy uniform, cap tally reads HMS Hood. Photograph found pressed inside a hymn book at a house clearance in Plymouth. The reverse is stamped "Jerome Ltd., Portsmouth" with a partial date — possibly 1939 or 1940. HMS Hood was sunk in May 1941.
In Russian
Студийный портрет молодого моряка в форме Королевского флота. На ленте бескозырки — HMS Hood. Фотография найдена в молитвеннике при расчистке дома в Плимуте. На обороте штамп «Jerome Ltd., Portsmouth». HMS Hood был потоплен в мае 1941 года.
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