-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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Sydney John Smith

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Date of birth: 19th November 1901
Place of birth: Plymouth, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Boy Shipwright
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Shipwright 3rd Class
Service Number: M21905
Joined Hood First time: 7th January 1926 (Shipwright 3rd Class)
Left Hood First time: 2nd May 1926 (Shipwright 3rd Class)
Joined Hood Second time: 9th June 1926 (Shipwright 3rd Class)
Left Hood Second time: 27th August 1928 (Shipwright 3rd 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: ADM363/166(Ancestry)
Service Record: ADM363/166(Ancestry)