Herbert William Wells
Service number
P/JX 159717
Military unit
HMS Hood Royal Navy
Address
61, Woolmer Road, Meadows, Nottingham.
Date of birth
02 Nov 1898
Date of death
24 May 1941 (18 years old)
Place of birth
Nottingham
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
Known as 'Billy,' Herbert William Wells was the son of Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Wells (neé Hewing) and the brother of Derek and Barbara Wells. They lived at 61, Woolmer Road, Meadows, Nottingham. Billy's father had been a Nottingham Corporation bus driver for 30 years, operating mainly on routes to Mapperley, Sherwood and Arnold.
Military history
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 51 Column 2
Billy Wells attended Trent Bridge School, joined the Royal Navy aged 15 and trained at HMS Ganges before deployment to HMS Hood.
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
HMS Hood in 1939
Public Domain
Photo of Herbert William Wells