-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.

Chainbar divider


Francis Charles Doidge

Photo of
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Signal Boy
Service Number: J114011
Joined Hood: 9th January 1927
Left Hood: August 1938










Biographical Information: Known to his friends as 'Frankie'

Additional Photographs
None at this time.


Memorials
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)
Francis Doidge, November 2008 (from service records)Dave Garton, February 2013 (photos)