-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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Reginald Francis

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Date of birth: 1895-03-29
Service: Royal Marines
Rank: Colour Sergeant
Service Number: 21275
Joined Hood: 1923
Left Hood: 1924









Biographical Information: Served aboard Hood as Colour Sergeant during the Cruise of the Special Service Squadron.

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)
ADM 159/169/21275
Gareth Francis (photo), February 2013