-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 Alfred Herbert Collins

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Date of birth: 30th June 1908
Place of birth: Plympton St Mary, Devon, England
Previous occupation: Errand Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Ordinary Seaman
Service Number: J109640
Joined Hood First time: 5th January 1925 (Boy 1st Class)
Left Hood First time: 21st November 1925 (Boy 1st Class)
Joined Hood Second time: 1st May 1926 (Boy 1st Class)
Left Hood Second time: 13th December 1927 (Ordinary Seaman)





Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.

Additional Photographs
None at this time.


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)
Service Record: ADM/363/421 and ADM/188/866(Ancestry)