-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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Bertram Charles Handford

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Date of birth: 26th October 1896
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Baker's Assistant
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Cook
Service Number: M11821
Joined Hood: 23rd August 1923 (Cook)
Left Hood: 6th January 1926 (Cook)







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: ADM/363/162(Ancestry)