-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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Francis James Richard Styles

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Date of birth: 12th May 1908
Place of birth: Lahore, India
Previous occupation: News Seller
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: SSX12150
Joined Hood: 1st November 1926
Left Hood: 27th August 1928







Biographical Information: Francis Styles was born in Lahore, India, in what is now part of Pakistan. He was the son of a British soldier - who had been one of the 'Old Contemptibles' of 1914 - serving in the Indian Army. Hood was Francis' first and only ship.

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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)
Service Certificate, from National Archives and supplied by grandson Simon Harding.