-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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William Henry James Smalley

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Date of birth: 14th September 1908
Place of birth: Gosport, Hampshire, England
Previous occupation: Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J109473
Joined Hood First time: 7th January 1933 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood First time: 30th August 1933 (Able Seaman)
Joined Hood Second time: 8th September 1936 (Leading Seaman)
Left Hood Second time: 2nd June 1939 (Petty Officer)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.

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Memorials
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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: ADM363/3(Ancestry)
Service Record: ADM363/3(Ancestry)