-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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Basil Courtney Benney

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Date of birth: 3rd November 1908
Place of birth: Johannesburg , 0, South Africa
Previous occupation: Painter's Apprentice
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Able Seaman
Service Number: J114405
Joined Hood First time: 11th December 1928 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood First time: 23rd April 1929 (Able Seaman)
Joined Hood Second time: 1st July 1931 (Able Seaman)
Left Hood Second time: 27th August 1931 (Able Seaman)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.


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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: ADM363/114(Ancestry)