-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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Albert E. Burton

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Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman













Biographical Information: Albert Burton's service in HMS Hood came to light when the Association received a copy of his station card, bearing his surname and the name 'Hood'. That mentions that his duty onboard was in operating one of the ship's 5.5 inch guns, her secondary armament. Nothing further is known about his time onboard, but a newspaper account dating from around 1944 tells that he had joined the Royal Navy in 1933 and that later, as a Petty Officer, he joined the Royal Naval Commando and was Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) for gallant conduct during the Allied invasion of Sicily.


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Albert Burton's station card.




The newspaper article which outlined key events in Albert's Royal Navy career.




Albert (front row, seated extreme right) with his RN Commando Group.




Albert in later years, as the HMS Hood Association knew him - an enthusiast for 'bends and hitches' - knots.




Albert (right), with his ex-Royal Marine friend Fred Carrington - also an enthusiast for knots.



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)
Photos and information from Dr Michael Carrington, February 2023.