-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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Lionel Frederick Strugnell

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Date of birth: 1 October 1892
Place of birth: Brixton, London, England
Previous occupation: Medical student
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Surgeon Commander
Joined Hood: Before 1938
Left Hood: After 1938








Biographical Information: Lionel Strugnell served as Hood's Principal Medical Officer in 1938, under the command of Captain H T C ('Hooky') Walker. He later went on to attain the rank of Surgeon Rear Admiral, and his family reports that he retained a great affection for Hood until the end of his life.

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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)
Jennifer Ann Cribb, daughter.