-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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Colonel Wilfred Gooch

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Date of birth: 27th May 1892
Place of birth: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Previous occupation: Gardener
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Petty Officer
Service Number: J2620
Joined Hood: 1st January 1925 (Petty Officer)
Left Hood: 9th November 1925 (Petty Officer)







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/363/355 and ADM/188/652(Ancestry)