-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 J Christopher

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Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Sergeant
Service Number: Unknown
Joined Hood: Mid 1930s
Left Hood: Mid 1930s










Biographical Information: Billy, as he was called, was known to have been serving aboard Hood in mid 1935. He was also a member of the ship's Royal Marine 'B' cutter sports team.

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)
Photo & trophy per Clive Street