-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 James Townsend

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Date of birth: 18th May 1906
Place of birth: Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales
Previous occupation: Porter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Leading Supply Assistant
Service Number: M38961
Joined Hood: 12th April 1928 (Supply Assistant)
Left Hood: 6th January 1929 (Leading Supply Assistant)







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: ADM363/197(Ancestry)
Service Record: ADM363/197(Ancestry)