-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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William Alfred Sadler

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Date of birth: 1897-11-10
Place of birth: Redhill, Surrey, England
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: J35709
Joined Hood: 10th March 1931
Left Hood: 6th January 1933








Biographical Information: William was born on 10 November 1897 in Redhill, Surrey. He joined the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 20 February 1915. He went on to serve during both World Wars including seeing action at the Battle of Jutland. He served in the following ships & establishments:

He received superior ratings for the vast majority of his postings. By the time he was released from service he had reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He was released in as 'Class A' on 18 September 1945.

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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)
Certificate of Service, courtesy of Geoffrey Smith, March 2013