-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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Alfred John Symonds

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Date of birth: 27th October 1916
Previous occupation: None
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 1st Class
Service Number: P/KX 85181
Joined Hood: 1937
Left Hood: 1940








Biographical Information: Alfred died on 6 November 2004, and is buried in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.

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Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Dean Symonds, grandson, Nov 2015.