-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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Emmanuel Zahra

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Date of birth: 23 December 1884
Place of birth: Valletta, Malta
Previous occupation: Waiter
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Chief Petty Officer Steward
Service Number: L.X.21160
Joined Hood: 3rd September 1938 (Chief Petty Officer Steward)
Left Hood: 8th January 1939 (Chief Petty Officer Steward)







Biographical Information: To follow.


Additional Photos



CPO Zahra takes the air on the foc's'le.




CPO Steward Zahra wearing his many medals.








Memorials
No known memorials


Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
Matthew Mallett, great grandson, photos and information March 2022.