-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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John Richard Thompson

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Date of birth: 14th January 1905
Place of birth: Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Previous occupation: Sea Boy (Navy League)
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: J97789
Joined Hood: 24th November 1923 (Ordinary Seaman)
Left Hood: 5th January 1925 (Able Seaman)







Biographical Information: Jack served aboard Hood during the Empire Cruise of 1923/1924. He also served in World War Two, earning the Malta Star and Defence Medal 1939-1945. He left the service as a Chief Petty Officer.

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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)
ADM 188/842
The Empire Cruise by VC Scott O'Connor