-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.

Lionel John Lugger

Lionel Lugger was born on 10th October 1900 at Kingsbridge, Devon to parents William and Emily Lugger. The family can trace it roots in South Devon back to the early seventeenth century. William was part of a family of at least ten children his siblings being Elizabeth, William, Mary, Winnifred, Alfred, Samuel, Clarence, Frederick and Doris.

Lionel joined the Royal Navy on 14th October 1918 - just before the end of World War - as a Stoker 2nd Class. He served in Hood for two years between May 1925 and April 1927 as a Stoker Petty Officer. His ability was such that he was rated a Mechanician from 1929. His service in the 1930s was mainly in big ships including the battleships Rodney and Revenge. He joined the battle cruiser Repulse on 28th December 1938 and would remain in her until his death in her sinking on 10th December 1941 by which time he had risen to Chief Mechanician.

Lionel was married to Alice Terry in Kingsbridge in January 1926. The couple had three children: Phylis (1927), Maurice (1930) and Clarence (1939).

Lionel was Mentioned in Despatches "for great bravery and devotion to duty when H.M. Ships Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk by Japanese aircraft." He had previously been awarded the King George V Jubilee medal in 1935.

Additional Photos

Lionel and Alice with baby Phylis (Courtesy Gwen Dunn via Ancestry)

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