-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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James Mallett

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Date of birth: 15th February 1891
Place of birth: Okehampton, Devonshire, England
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Stoker
Service Number: K5240
Joined Hood: 21st April 1928 (Chief Stoker)
Left Hood: 16th May 1929 (Chief Stoker)







Biographical Information: James Mallett, who hailed from South Tawton, near Okehampton in mid-Devon, was a farm labourer before he joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker at the beginning of 1910. At nearly 19 years of age, he was much older than most entrants, who tended to join at the age of 16 or 17. He enlisted, first, to complete 12 years' RN service, and later transferred to complete 22 years (a 'full career.') James Mallett's home port was Devonport (Plymouth.)

James was successful in his chosen career, and in 1926 he was selected for promotion to Chief Stoker (Chief Petty Officer rate.) He joined HMS Hood - a Devonport ship in the first half of her career - in April 1928 and remained on board until commencement of Hood's major mid-life refit in May 1929.

James Mallett was discharged to pension on 17th January 1932, having completed his RN service engagement. Although he subsequently rejoined the service at the onset of the Second World War, his wartime service did not last long: he was discharged as medically unfit on 25th November 1940.


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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 Record: ADM363/10(Ancestry)
Mike Mallett, family member, information September 2021.