-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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Walter John Criddle

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Date of birth: 29th March 1909
Place of birth: Devonport, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Errand Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Telegraphist
Service Number: J112248
Joined Hood: 21st April 1926 (Boy Telegraphist)
Left Hood: 29th April 1927 (Ordinary Telegraphist)







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/363/235(Ancestry)