-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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Charlie Crocker

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Date of birth: 15 February 1890
Place of birth: Modbury, Devonshire, England
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: 239026
Joined Hood: 1927
Left Hood: 1928








Biographical Information: Served in the Battle of Jutland. In addition to Hood, also served at the following establishments and ships (random order):
Ganges II
Bulwark
Vivid
Ajax
Thunderer
Majestic
Hibernia
Defiance
Suffolk
Indus
Delhi

Discharged from Navy 9/2/1930.

Left the R.N. and went into the Coastguard Service. Died in 1957 (as retired Coastguard) at No.2 Coastguard Cottages, Mevagissey, Cornwall

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)
Certificate of Service courtesy of Graham Kelly