-H.M.S. Hood Crew Information-
H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour
Memorials to Men Lost in the sinking
In Remembrance of
George William Horton
George was born on 30th April 1910 in Exeter, Devonshire to George and Kate Horton. He was the husband of Rosemary Horton, of St. Austell, Cornwall.
George entered the Royal Navy in the late 1920s. He subsequently served in the ships shown below. He was Mentioned in Despatches for his service in Norwegian Waters in the Spring / Summer of 1940. (London Gazette 2nd January 1942 No. 35407.
His rank is subject to debate as official records show him to have been a Petty Officer Steward, but his family claims 1942 paperwork showing him to be a Chief Petty Officer. He was 31 years old at the time of his loss.
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
17th January 1929 | 30th July 1930 | Victory II - IV | Officers' Steward 4th Class | ADM363/599 |
31st July 1930 | 4th January 1931 | Courageous | Officers' Steward 4th Class | ADM363/599 |
5th January 1931 | 16th January 1931 | Tiger | Officers' Steward 4th Class | ADM363/599 |
17th January 1931 | 14th May 1931 | Tiger | Officers' Steward 3rd Class | ADM363/599 |
15th May 1931 | 1st September 1931 | Vivid II - V | Officers' Steward 3rd Class | ADM363/599 |
2nd September 1931 | 30th September 1931 | Comus (Broke) | Officers' Steward 3rd Class | ADM363/599 |
1st October 1931 | 7th November 1933 | Comus (Broke) | Steward | ADM363/599 |
8th November 1933 | 30th November 1933 | Comus (Castor) | Steward | ADM363/599 |
1st December 1933 | 2nd February 1934 | Caledon (Castor) | Steward | ADM363/599 |
3rd February 1934 | 26th April 1934 | Caledon (Castor) | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
27th April 1934 | 29th August 1935 | Barham | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
30th August 1935 | 5th January 1936 | Royal Sovereign | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
6th January 1936 | 16th August 1938 | Rodney | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
17th August 1938 | 29th May 1939 | Drake II | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
30th May 1939 | 3rd March 1940 | Hood | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
4th March 1940 | 2nd April 1940 | Renown | Leading Steward | ADM363/599 |
3rd April 1940 | 10th August 1940 | Petty Officer Steward (Temporary) | ADM363/599 | |
11th August 1940 | 24th May 1941 | Petty Officer Steward (Temporary) | ADM363/599 |