-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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Albert Thomas Edward Powell

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Date of birth: 6th November 1909
Place of birth: Bangalore, India
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: J113208
Joined Hood: 27th August 1926
Left Hood: 20th April 1928







Biographical Information: Albert was born in 1909, and enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1925. He joined HMS Hood as a Boy First Class in 1926, and was advanced to Ordinary Seaman on his eighteenth birthday while serving onboard.

During World War II he served in destroyers HMS Zulu (1938-41) and HMS Onslow. He won the DSM (distinguished Service Medal) for his conduct during Arctic Convoy PQ18. Albert was pensioned in 1949 as a Chief Petty Officer.

After retiring from the Navy he joined the Coastguard, in which he held the rank of Station Officer. He was awarded the BEM in 1973, shortly before his retirement.

Sadly, Albert Powell's retirement lasted only three years: he passed away in 1976.


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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)
Chris Bilham (Service papers), August 2009 and again in 2020.