-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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John Ahern

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Date of birth: 11th April 1903
Place of birth: Aghada, Cork, Ireland
Previous occupation: Farm Labourer
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Stoker 2nd Class
Service Number: K63817
Joined Hood First time: 10th October 1924 (Stoker 2nd Class)
Left Hood First time: 16th March 1925 (Stoker 2nd Class)
Joined Hood Second time: 28th August 1928 (Stoker 1st Class)
Left Hood Second time: 16th May 1929 (Stoker 1st Class)





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: ADM363/139(Ancestry)