-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Crew List

It is estimated that as many as 18,000 men served aboard the 'Mighty Hood' during the operational portion of her 21 year career. Unfortunately, there is no surviving official single listing of ALL men who served in her. Here you will find our attempt at creating such a listing. We are using the few, fragmentary crew lists known to exist, Navy Lists, various official reports, public records, and most importantly of all, inputs from the families of former crew.

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Stanley Joseph Hirons

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Date of birth: 25th May 1893
Place of birth: Devonport, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Greenwich School Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: J3260
Joined Hood: 20th April 1923 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Petty Officer)







Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.



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A formal studio portrait of Stan.




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No known memorials



Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Stuart Tamblin, 2007
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor
Service Record: ADM/363/256(Ancestry)