-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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Samuel John Coles

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Date of birth: 25th April 1887
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Shipwright
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Shipwright class 1
Service Number: M7413
Joined Hood: 18th April 1928 (Shipwright Class 1)
Left Hood: 16th May 1929 (Shipwright class 1)







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: ADM/363/161(Ancestry)