-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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William James Christmas

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Date of birth: 2nd July 1905
Place of birth: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Previous occupation: Scholar
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Acting Chief EA 2nd Class
Service Number: M36143
Joined Hood First time: 17th April 1926 (Electrical Artificer 5th Class)
Left Hood First time: 30th November 1926 (Acting Electrical Artificer 4th class)
Joined Hood Second time: 8th September 1936 (Electrical Artificer 2nd Class)
Left Hood Second time: 7th June 1939 (Acting Chief EA 2nd Class)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.

Additional Photographs
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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/363/270(Ancestry)